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Hesperiidae
770199.00 – 3997   Cymaenes lumina (Herrich Schäffer, 1869)
Distribution Data for Cymaenes lumina
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Distribution: Type locality (lumina): not specified, likely southern parts of SouthAmerica (Zhang et al. 2022).
Type locality (trebius): Colombia: Bogota.
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Synonymy: Cobalus lumina Herrich Schäffer, 1869
Megistias corescene Schaus, 1902
Hesperia edata of authors, not Plötz, 1883
Carystus odilia Burmeister, 1878
Pamphila trebius Mabille, 1891
Taxonomic Notes: Cymaenes lumina (Herrich Schäffer, 1869) includes as a synonym of [3997] Cymaenes trebius (Mabille, 1891) in Zhang et al. (2022).
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
  • Species Page at the Butterflies of America
  • Zhang, J., Q. Cong, J. Shen, L. Song, R.J. Gott, P. Boyer, C.S. Guppy, S. Kohler, G. Lamas, P.A. Opler, N.V. Grishin, 2022. Taxonomic discoveries enabled by genomic analysis of butterflies. Taxonomic Report of the International Lepidoptera Survey, 10(7): 1-60.

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