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Hesperiidae 77a0168 – 4000   Perichares adela (Hewitson, 1867)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: • Hesperia adela Hewitson, 1867 • Goniloba dolores Reakirt, 1868 • Perichares marmorata Scudder, 1872 • Papilio philetes of authors not Gmelin, [1790] Taxonomic Notes: Perichares adela (Hewitson, 1867), formerly a subspecies of Perichares philetes (Gmelin, [1790]), extralimital, is raised to full species status in Burns et al. (2008), Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA 105(17): 6350-6355.

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification. Burns, J.M., D.H. Janzen, M. Hajibabaei, W. Hallwachs, P.D.N. Hebert, 2008. DNA barcodes and cryptic species of skipper butterflies in the genus Perichares in Area de Conservaciòn Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 105 (17): 6350-6355. Pelham, J.P., 2017. A Catalogue of the Butterflies of the United States and Canada. Revised 1 July 2017. Butterflies of America. website Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at the Butterflies of America

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