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Hesperiidae 77a0060 – 3880   Ectomis octomaculata (Sepp, [1844])

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: procerus of authors; (not Plötz, 1880) (Goniurus) octomaculata (Sepp, [1844]) (Hesperia) STRAY - MONA 1983: 3880 alciphron (Godman & Salvin, 1893) (Eudamus) calenus (Mabille, 1888) (Eudamus) decurtata (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) (Eudamus) decussata (Ménétriés, 1855) (Goniuris [sic]) elegans (Hayward, 1933) (Goniurus) Taxonomic Notes: Ectomis octomaculata (Sepp, [1844]) was formerly in the genus Polythrix.

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) Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at the Butterflies of America

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