Hesperiidae
77a0194 –
4043 Polites mystic
(Edwards, 1863)
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Synonymy: |
mystic (Edwards, 1863) (Hesperia) - MONA 1983: 4043mystic (Scudder, 1863) (Hesperia)ssp. a. mystic (Edwards, 1863) (Hesperia) - MONA 1983: 4043nubs (Scudder, 1889) (Thymelicus) (synonym of ssp. mystic) weetamoo (Scudder, 1889) (Thymelicus) (synonym of ssp. mystic) ssp. b. dacotah (Edwards, 1871) (Hesperia)pallida (Skinner, 1911) (Pamphila) (synonym of ssp. dacotah) |
Taxonomic Notes: |
Polites mystic (Edwards, 1863) is placed in the genus Limochores, rev. stat. (Zhang et al. 2019). Pelham (2022), Cat. Butterflies US and Can. [revised 2 February 2022] retains Limochores as a subgenus and is followed herein. |
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- 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, P. Opler & N.V. Grishin, 2019. Changes to North American butterfly names. Taxonomic Report of the International Lepidoptera Survey, 8(2): 1-12.
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