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Hesperiidae 77a0255 – 4086.1   Atrytonopsis margarita (Skinner, 1913)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: margarita (Skinner, 1913) (Pamphila) Taxonomic Notes: Atrytonopsis margarita (Skinner, 1913), treated as a subspecies of 4087 Atrytonopsis cestus (Edwards, 1884) in Hodges et al. (1983) (Checklist) and later synonymized with 4086 Atrytonopsis python (Edwards, 1882), is elevated to full species status, Jour. Lepid. Soc. 69(4): 275-292.

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. Burns, J.M., 2015. Speciation in an Insular Sand Dune Habitat: Atrytonopsis (Hesperiidae: Hesperiinae) - Mainly from the Southwestern United States and Mexico - Off the North Carolina Coast. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 69(4): 275-292.

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