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Hesperiidae 77a0112 – 3966   Burnsius communis (Grote, 1872)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: • Hesperia communis Grote, 1872 • Hesperia albovittata Grote, 1873 • Pyrgus insolatrix Plötz, 1884 • Urbanus skinneri Gunder, 1927 • Hesperia tessellata Scudder, 1872 • Pyrgus varus Plötz, 1884 • Pyrgus occidentalis Skinner, 1906• Pyrgus albescens Plötz, 1884 Taxonomic Notes: Burnsius communis (Grote, 1872) was formerly in the genus Pyrgus.

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. Grishin, N.V., 2019. Expanded phenotypic diagnoses for 24 recently named new taxa of Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera). Taxonomic Report of the International Lepidoptera Survey, 8(1): 1-16. Li, W., Q. Cong, J. Shen, J. Zhang W. Hallwachs, D. Janzen, N.V. Grishen, 2019. Genomes of skipper butterflies reveal extensive convergence of wing patterns. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, 116(13): 6232-6237. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at the Butterflies of America

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