Hesperopsis alpheus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Hesperopsis |
| Species: | H. alpheus
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| Hesperopsis alpheus (W. H. Edwards, 1876)
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Hesperopsis alpheus, the saltbush sootywing, is a species of spread-wing skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. It is found in Central America and North America.[1][2][3]
The MONA or Hodges number for Hesperopsis alpheus is 3980.[4]
Subspecies
[edit]These three subspecies belong to the species Hesperopsis alpheus:
- Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus (W. H. Edwards, 1876)
- Hesperopsis alpheus oricus (W. H. Edwards, 1879)
- Hesperopsis alpheus texana Scott, 1981
References
[edit]- ^ "Hesperopsis alpheus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Hesperopsis alpheus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Hesperopsis alpheus species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "North American Moth Photographers Group, Hesperopsis alpheus". Retrieved 2019-09-24.
Further reading
[edit]- Pohl, Greg; Patterson, Bob; Pelham, Jonathan (2016). Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico (Report). doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287.
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