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Hesperiidae 77a0042 – 3868   Proteides mercurius (Fabricius, 1787)

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Distribution: Suggested by Heppner as a species straying into, but not breeding in, Florida. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: • Papilio Plebejus mercurius Fabricius, 1787 • Papilio Plebejus idas Cramer, 1779 • Eudamus sanantonio Lucas, 1857

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at the Butterflies of America

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