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Parent Taxon

• Speyeria

Sibling Taxa

• Speyeria adiaste
• Speyeria aglaja
• Speyeria alexandra
• Speyeria aphrodite
• Speyeria atlantis
• Speyeria callippe
• Speyeria clara
• Speyeria coronis
• Speyeria cybele
• Speyeria diana
• Speyeria edwardsii
• Speyeria egleis
• Speyeria hesperis
• Speyeria hippolyta
• Speyeria hydaspe
• Speyeria idalia
• Speyeria mormonia
• Speyeria nokomis
• Speyeria zerene

Child Taxa

• Speyeria cybele carpenterii
• Speyeria cybele charlottii
• Speyeria cybele cybele
• Speyeria cybele eileenae
• Speyeria cybele krautwurmi
• Speyeria cybele leto
• Speyeria cybele letona
• Speyeria cybele novascotiae
• Speyeria cybele pseudocarpenteri
• Speyeria cybele pugetensis

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