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Hesperiidae
77a0112 – 3966   Burnsius communis (Grote, 1872)
Distribution Data for Burnsius communis
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Synonymy:
  • insolatrix (Plötz, 1884) (Pyrgus)
  • varus (Plötz, 1884) (Pyrgus)
  • albescens (Plötz, 1884) (Pyrgus)
  • communis (Grote, 1872) (Hesperia) - MONA 1983: 3966
  • albovittata (Grote, 1873) (Hesperia) (synonym of ssp. communis)
  • occidentalis (Skinner, 1906) (Pyrgus) (synonym of ssp. communis)
  • skinneri (Gunder, 1927) (Urbanus) (synonym of ssp. communis)
  • tessellata (Scudder, 1872) (Hesperia) (synonym of ssp. communis)
  • 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.
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    • Species Page at the Butterflies of America

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