Hesperiidae
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3866 Phocides lilea
(Reakirt, [1867])
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| Distribution: |
Type locality (lilea): Veracruz, Mexico. |
| Similar Species: |
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
• Erycides lilea Reakirt, [1867]
• Phocides albiciliata Röber, 1925
• Erycides albicilla Herrich-Schäffer, 1869
• Dysenius cruentus Scudder, 1872
• Erycides decolor Mabille, 1880
• Papilio palemon of authors, not Cramer, 1777
• Hesperia polybius of authors, not Fabricius, 1793
• Erycides sanguinea Scudder, 1872
• Erycides socius Butler & Druce, 1872
• Erycides spurius Mabille, 1880 |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
Phocides lilea (Reakirt, [1867]), formerly treated as a synonym of palemon in Hodges et al. (1983) (Checklist) (an unavailable name later synonymized with polybius Fabricius, 1793), is treated as a full species in Zhang et al. (2020). True polybius (=palemon) is extralimital north of Mexico. |
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| References |
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
- Species Page at the Butterflies of America
- Zhang, J., Q. Cong, J. Shen, P.A. Opler, N.V. Grishin, 2020. Genomic evidence suggests further changes of butterfly names. Taxonomic Report of the International Lepidoptera Survey, 8(7): 1-41.
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