Hesperiidae
77a0189 –
4045 Polites vibex
(Geyer, 1832)
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| Distribution: |
Type locality (vibex): “West Indies”. |
| Similar Species: |
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
• Thymelicus vibex Geyer, 1832
• Thymelicus vibex (s. str.) Geyer, 1832
• Hesperia brettus Boisduval & Le Conte, [1837]
• Thymelicus margarita Draudt, 1923
• Hesperia morganta Plötz, 1883
• Hesperia unna Plötz, 1883
• Hesperia wingina Scudder, 1863
• Pamphila brettoides Edwards, 1883 |
| 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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| References |
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
- 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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