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Hesperiidae 77a0139 – 3946.3   Erynnis lacustra (Wright, 1905)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: lacustra (Wright, 1905) (Nisoniades)   Type locality: “Central California”; “Blue Lakes, California” [Lake County] (Pelham 2022 [revised 2 February 2022]). Taxonomic Notes: Erynnis lacustra (Wright, 1905), formerly a subspecies of 3946 Erynnis brizo (Boisduval & Le Conte, [1837]), is raised to full species status in Burns (2020).

References

Burns, J.M., 2020. Taxonomic Status of a Florida Differentiate in the Erynnis brizo Species Group: Classical Evidence (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae: Pyrginae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 122(1): 25-41. Species Page at the Butterflies of America

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