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Hesperiidae 77a0203 – 4046   Polites otho (Smith, 1797)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: otho Smith 1797 (Papilio) - MONA 1983: 4046 ssp. a. otho Smith 1797 (Papilio) - MONA 1983: 4046 lacordairii Godman 1900 (Catia) pustula Geyer 1832 (Thymelicus) ssp. b. clavus Erichson [1849] (Hesperia) curassavica Snellen 1887 (Hesperia) helva Möschler 1877 (Pamphila) jobrea Dyar 1918 (Catia) winslowi Weeks 1906 (Polites) Taxonomic Notes: Polites otho (Smith, 1797) was formerly in the genus Wallengrenia, now treated as a subgenus.

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

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