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Hesperiidae
77a0186 – 4052   Problema byssus (Edwards, 1880)
Distribution Data for Problema byssus
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Synonymy:
  • byssus Edwards 1880 (Pamphila) - MONA 1983: 4052
  • ssp. a. byssus Edwards 1880 (Pamphila) - MONA 1983: 4052
  • ssp. b. kumskaka Scudder 1887 (Atrytone)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Problema byssus (Edwards, 1880) was placed in the genus Atrytone with Problema byssus treated as a subgenus of Atrytone in Zhang et al. (2019). MPG follows Pelham (2022) and Pelham (in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023).
    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.
    • 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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