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Hesperiidae
77a0196 – 4036   Polites coras (Cramer, 1775)
Distribution Data for Polites coras
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Distribution: Neotype (coras): "USA: Pennsylvania, Montgomery Co., Flourtown"; the type locality “Suriname” was determined to be erroneous (Zhang et al. 2022).
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Synonymy:
  • coras Cramer 1775 (Papilio) - MONA 1983: 4036
  • ssp. a. coras Cramer 1775 (Papilio) - MONA 1983: 4036; Type locality: Neotype: "USA: Pennsylvania, Montgomery Co., Flourtown"; the type locality “Suriname” was determined to be erroneous (Zhang et al. 2022)
  • enys Butler 1870 (Pamphila)
  • peckius Kirby 1837 (Hesperia)
  • wamsutta Harris 1862 (Hesperia)
  • ssp. b. surllano Scott 2006 (Polites)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Polites coras (Cramer, 1775), previously considered by some authors as a nomen dubium, includes as a synonym Polites peckius (Kirby, 1837) in Zhang et al. (2022) in which the type locality of coras is reassessed and a neotype is designated.
    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.
    • 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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