Hesperiidae
77a0168 –
4000 Perichares adela
(Hewitson, 1867)
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Host Plants: |
Host familiy: Amaranthaceae[Chenopodiaceae] Cyperaceae Poaceae. Host genera: Arundinella Bambusa Beta Lasiacis Megathyrsus Oryza Panicum Paspalum Rottboellia Saccharum Scleria Setaria Urochloa[=Brachiaria]. Notes: large-leafed grasses (Brock & Kaufman 2003). (Shropshire & Douglas 2025)
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| Similar Species: |
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
adela (Hewitson, 1867) (Hesperia) STRAY - MONA 1983: [NEW]dolores (Reakirt, 1868) (Goniloba)marmorata Scudder, 1872 (Perichares)philetes of authors; (not Gmelin, [1790]) (Papilio) misappl. - MONA 1983: [4000] |
| 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. |
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| References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.) |
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
- 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
- Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
- Species Page at iNaturalist
- Species Page at the Butterflies of America
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