While looking up the Scientific Name of the Gulf Fritillary butterfly, I found 3 different names. I asked AI and this was the response: Yes, the Gulf Fritillary has had different scientific names due to taxonomic changes, most notably Agraulis vanillae (its current accepted name) and the older Dione vanillae, with Papilio vanillae being the original name, reflecting its history and placement in different genera as scientists reclassify species, with some recent sources even suggesting Dione incarnata for certain regional forms.
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