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Hesperia Fabricius 1793

Andrew V. Z. Brower and Andrew Warren
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Containing group: Hesperiini

Introduction

A Holarctic genus. Most species are endemic to North America, H. comma is widespread throughout the region, and H. florinda is endemic to temperate eastern Asia. H. nabokovi is edemic to Hispaniola.

Discussion of Phylogenetic Relationships

Species groups for North American taxa from Pelham (2008).

Other Names for Hesperia Fabricius 1793

References

Lamas G ed. 2004. Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Checklist: Part 4A Hesperioidea - Papiionoidea. Gainesville: Scientific Publishers/Association of Tropical Lepidoptera.

Layberry RA, Hall PW, and LaFontaine JD. 1998. The butterflies of Canada. University of Toronto Press, Toronto.

Opler, P. A. & A. D. Warren. 2002. Butterflies of North America. 2. Scientific names list for butterfly species of North America, north of Mexico. Contributions of the C. P. Gillette Museum of Arthropod Diversity. 79pp.

Pelham, J. P. 2008 A catalogue of the butterflies of the United States and Canada with a complete bibliography of the descriptive and systematic literature. J. Res. Lep. 40, xiii + 1-652.

Tuzov VK, Bogdanov PV, Devyatkin AL, Kaabak LV, Korolev VA, Murzin VS, Samodurov GD, and Tarasov EA. 1997. Guide to the butterflies of Russia and adjacent territories (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera). Pensoft, Sofia.

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Scientific Name Hesperia leonardus pawnee Dodge 1874
Specimen Condition Dead Specimen
Identified By Andrew Warren
Life Cycle Stage adult
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Scientific Name Hesperia comma
Location Switzerland
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Source Hesperia comma
Source Collection Flickr
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Copyright © 2008 Luciano Giussani
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University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA

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