Hesperiidae
77a0189 –
4045 Polites vibex
(Geyer, 1832)
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| Synonymy: |
vibex (Geyer, 1832) (Thymelicus) - MONA 1983: 4045ssp. a. vibex (Geyer, 1832) (Thymelicus) - MONA 1983: 4045
Type locality: “West Indies”. brettus (Boisduval & Le Conte, [1837]) (Hesperia) (synonym of ssp. vibex) margarita (Draudt, 1923) (Thymelicus) (synonym of ssp. vibex) morganta (Plötz, 1883) (Hesperia) (synonym of ssp. vibex) unna (Plötz, 1883) (Hesperia) (synonym of ssp. vibex) wingina (Scudder, 1863) (Hesperia) (synonym of ssp. vibex) ssp. b. brettoides (Edwards, 1883) (Pamphila) |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
Polites vibex (Geyer, 1832) is placed in the genus Hedone, rev. stat. (Zhang et al. 2019). Pelham (2022), Cat. Butterflies US and Can. [revised 2 February 2022] retains Hedone 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.
- Pelham, J.P., 2022. A Catalogue of the Butterflies of the United States and Canada. Butterflies of America. website [revised 2 February 2022]
- 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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