Hesperiidae
77a0044 –
3870 Epargyreus clarus
(Cramer, [1775])
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Larva and Host Plants: |
Host familiy: Fabaceae. Host genera: Acacia[unresolved] Acmispon[=Lotus] Amorpha Amphicarpaea Apios Astragalus Cassia Clitoria Desmodium Erythrina Glycyrrhiza Gleditsia Glycine Glycyrrhiza Hosackia[=Lotus] Hylodesmum[=Desmodium] Lathyrus... Notes: other legumes (Wagner 2005). (Shropshire & Douglas 2025)
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| Synonymy: |
clarus (Cramer, [1775]) (Papilio) - MONA 1983: 3870ssp. a. clarus (Cramer, [1775]) (Papilio) argenteola (Matsumura, 1940) (Bibacis [sic]) argentosus Hayward, 1933 (Epargyreus) obliteratus Scudder, 1889 (Epargyreus) smythi Williams, 1927 (Epargyreus) tityrus (Fabricius, 1775) (Papilio)ssp. b. californicus MacNeill, 1975 (Epargyreus) californica (Skinner, 1891) (Eudamus) nom. nud. |
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| References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.) |
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
- Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
- Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
- Species Page at iNaturalist
- Species Page at the Butterflies of America
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