Hesperia attalus
Hesperia attalus, the dotted skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae (skippers).[1][2][3] It was described by William Henry Edwards in 1871 and is found in North America.[2]
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The MONA or Hodges number for Hesperia attalus is 4029.[4][5]
References
- "Hesperia attalus Species Information". BugGuide. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
- "Hesperia attalus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
- "Hesperia attalus Species Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
- Pohl, G.R., Patterson, B., & Pelham, J.P. (2016). Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
- Pelham, Jonathan P. (July 1, 2017). "A Catalog of the Butterflies of the United States and Canada". Butterflies of America. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
Further reading
- Hodges, Ronald W., et al., eds. (1983). Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico, xxiv + 284.
- Opler, Paul A. (1999). A Field Guide to Western Butterflies, Second Edition, xiv + 540.
- Pelham, Jonathan P. (2008). "A catalogue of the butterflies of the United States and Canada with a complete bibliography of the descriptive and systematic literature". Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera, vol. 40, xiv + 658.
- Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
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