Life
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Ditrysia
Hesperioidea
Hesperiidae
Pyrginae
- Pyrgus Hübner, [1819]
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Checkered Skippers
Grizzled Skippers
Pyrgus Hübner, [1819]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (7): 109, TS: Papilio alveolus Linnaeus
Urbanus Hübner, [1806]; (suppr. ICZN Op. 97)
Scelotrix Rambur, 1858; Cat. syst. Lépid. Andalousie (1): 63, TS: Papilio carthami Hübner
Bremeria Tutt, 1906; Nat. Hist. Brit. Butts 1: 296 (preocc. Bremeria Alpheraky, 1892), TS: Syrichtus bieti Oberthür
Teleomorpha Warren, 1926; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 74 (1): 18, 46, TS: Papilio carthami Hübner
Hemiteleomorapha Warren, 1926; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 74 (1): 19, 72, TS: Papilio malvae Linnaeus
Ateleomorpha Warren, 1926; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 74 (1): 19, 87, TS: Hesperia onopordi Rambur
Pyrgus, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Pirgus ; Prittwitz, 1868, (missp.)
Scelothrix ; Scudder, 1875, (missp.)
Stethotrix ; Sharp, 1889, (missp.)
Pygus ; Maynard, 1891, (missp.)
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Pprgus ; Elrod & Malley, 1906, (missp.)
Tremeria ; Hayward, 1973, (missp.)
Prygus ; Salvato, 2001, (missp.)
Pyrgus (Pyrgini) ; [NL4A, 53]
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500x356 (~40Kb) Venezuela, Parai Tepui near Mount Roraima in the Gran Sabana, July 2002, Photo © Simon Coombes
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The exact identification of this species is still unknown,
but tentatively assumed to belong into this group.
SEU, CEU, Asia Minor, S.Russia, C.Asia. See [About maps]
Safflower Skipper
Dunkelbrauner Dickopffalter
Ajedrezada
Powszelatek chabrowiec
Papilio carthami Hübner, [1813]; Samml. eur. Schmett. [1] : pl. 143 (1808-1813), f. 726, [720], 723, TL: S.Germany
fritillarius auct. nec Poda, 1761
Pyrgus carthami, Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera [Kimmo Silvonen]
Pyrgus carthami, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Pyrgus carthami, Extracts from [BRU] by [Ilya Osipov]
?Pyrgus fritillarius ; [BOW: pl. 11, f. 26]
Pyrgus carthami ; [BRU, 120]; [Otakar Kudrna]
Larva on
Potentilla,
Potentilla pedata,
P. neumanniana,
P. argentea,
Malva sylvestris,
Althaea officinalis,
A. hirsuta,
Centaurea [BRU]
SEU, it, Balkans, Asia Minor, Iran, Afghanistan. See [About maps]
Yellow-banded Skipper
sidae (Esper, [1784]); Die Schmett. 1 (2): pl. 90, f. 3, TL: Volga region, S. Russia
Pyrgus sidae, Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera [Kimmo Silvonen]
Pyrgus sidae, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Pyrgus sidae, Extracts from [BRU] by [Ilya Osipov]
Pyrgus sidae ; [BRU, 120]
Larva on
Malvaceae,
Abutilon avicennae [H&R],
Potentilla,
Potentilla pedata [BRU]
sidae evansi Alberti, 1957; , TL: Kopet-Dagh
EU. See [About maps]
Tunturikirjosiipi
Alpine Grizzled Skipper
Fjällvisslare
Ajedrezada admirada
andromedae (Wallengren, 1853); Öfvers. K.Vetensk. Akad. Förh. 10: 25, TL: Dalarne, Norway
Pyrgus andromedae, Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera [Kimmo Silvonen]
Pyrgus andromedae, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Pyrgus andromedae, Norges Sommerfugler [NORLEP]
Pyrgus andromedae, Extracts from [BRU] by [Ilya Osipov]
Pyrgus andromedae, Captain's European Butterfly Guide [Simon Coombes]
Pyrgus andromedae ; [BOW: pl. 11, f. 25 (text)]; [BRU, 119]; [Otakar Kudrna]
Larva on
(Sweden) Alchemilla glomerulans [SPRK],
Malva [BRU]
Ghissar - W.China, N.India. See [About maps]
alpinus (Erschoff, 1874); in Fedschenko, Travels in Turkestan. 2 (5): 24, pl. 2, f. 18, TL: Alai, Kichik-Alai Mts.
Pyrgus alpinus, Extracts from [BRU] by [Ilya Osipov]
Pyrgus alpinus ; [BRU, 119]
Chinese E.Pamirs
alpinus mustagatae Alberti, 1975; , TL: Mt. Mustag-Ata
Ghissar, Alai, Darvaz, W.Pamirs. See [About maps]
Pyrgus darwazicus Grum-Grshimailo, 1890; in Romanoff, Mém. Lép. 4: 502, pl. 21, f. 5, TL: Kara-Shura River near Pass Gardani-Kaftar, Tupcheck Plateau, Peter 1 Mts., Darvaz
Hesperia alpina var. submurina Reverdin, 1933; Mitt. Schweiz. ent. Ges. 15: (498-501)
Pyrgus darwazicus, Extracts from [BRU] by [Ilya Osipov]
Pyrgus darwazicus ; [BRU, 119]
darvasicus[sic] ; (missp.?)
W.Pamirs
darwazicus distinctus de Jong, 1979; , TL: W.Pamirs
SW.Pamirs, Badahsan, NE.Afghanistan
Tajikistan, NE.Afghanistan, N.Pakistan, N.India. See [About maps]
Pyrgus cashmirensis Moore, 1874; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1874 (1): 274, pl. 43, f. 7, TL: Kashmir, India
Pyrgus cashmirensis, Extracts from [BRU] by [Ilya Osipov]
Pyrgus cashmirensis ; [BRU, 120]
Ghissar, Alai, Darvaz, Pamirs
N.Scandinavia, Arctic Russia, Altai, AN, Canada. See [About maps]
Suokirjosiipi
Northern Grizzled Skipper
Grizzled Skipper
Alpine Checkered Skipper
Klintvisslare
Hjortronvisslare
centaureae (Rambur, 1839); Faune ent. Andal. 2 (5): 315 (1840) (1840), 2 (4): pl. 8 (1839), f. 10, TL: "Dalecarlie", Norway
Pyrgus centaureae, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Pyrgus centaureae, Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera [Kimmo Silvonen]
Pyrgus centaureae, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Pyrgus centaureae, Norges Sommerfugler [NORLEP]
Pyrgus centaureae, Extracts from [BRU] by [Ilya Osipov]
Hesperia centaureae ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. natn. Mus., 52: 61
Pyrgus centaureae ; [BOW: pl. 11, f. 25]; [BRU, 118]; [NACL, #3962]; [BOC, 56]; [Opler]; [Otakar Kudrna]
400x533 (~62Kb) upperside An alpine meadow, at 2200 m above sea level, on the eastern spurs of the Katunskiy Mt. Range, the valley of the Argem (Direntai) stream, Central Altai Mts., West Siberia, Russia. 14th July, 1988, Photo © Oleg Kosterin
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Larva on
Rubus chamaemorus [SPRK],
Fragaria,
Potentilla [BRU]
Canada
Pyrgus freija Warren, 1924; Proc. Ent. Soc. Lond.: 56-57, TL: "Labrador"
fasciata (Warren, 1926)
Pyrgus centaureae freija ; [NACL, #3962a]
Pyrgus centaureae wyandot ; [NACL, #3962b]
Colorado
Pyrgus centaureae loki Evans, 1953; , TL: Long's Peak, Colorado
Pyrgus centaureae loki ; [NACL, #3962c]; [BOC, 56]
Altai, Sayan. See [About maps]
Hesperia sibirica Reverdin, 1911; Bull. Soc. Lépid. Genève, 2 (2): 78, pl. 11, f. 13-14, pl. 13, f. 6, TL: Altai
Pyrgus sibirica, Extracts from [BRU] by [Ilya Osipov]
Pyrgus sibirica ; [BRU, 118]
777x651 (~76Kb) An alpine meadow in the valley of the Chikty Rivulet, 2500 m above sea level, the southern principle slope of the Yuzhno-Chuiskii mountain range, the upper Dzhazator River basin, Kosh-Agach District, Altai Republic, West Siberia, Russia. 15th July 1998, Photo © Oleg Kosterin
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S.Siberia (Altai - Ussuri), Japan. See [About maps]
maculatus (Bremer & Grey, 1853); in Motschulsky, Etud. Ent. 1: 61, TL: Beijing, China
zona Mabille, 1875
albistriga Mabille, 1876
Pyrgus maculatus, Extracts from [BRU] by [Ilya Osipov]
Pyrgys maculata ; [BOW: pl. 208, f. 29 (text)]
Pyrgus maculatus ; [BRU, 117]; [MRS, 716]
Larva on
Spiraea,
Spiraea ussuriensis,
S. media,
Potentilla freyniana [BRU]
Pyrgus maculatus bocki ; [MRS, 716]
W.China
Pyrgus thibetanus ; [BOW: pl. 208, f. 29]
Pyrgus maculatus thibetanus ; [MRS, 716]
EU, Asia Minor, Amurland, Mongolia, Japan. See [About maps]
Mansikkakirjosiipi
Grizzled Skipper
Kattostvisslare
Malvendickkopf
Le Tacheté
Ajedrezada menor
Powszelatek malwowiec
Papilio malvae Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1: 485, TL: "Ålandinseln", Finland
Papilio fritillarius Poda, 1761; Ins. Mus. Graecensis: 79
Papilio fritillum [Schiffermüller], 1775; Ankündung eines systematischen Werkes von den Schmetterlingen der Wienergegend: 159
minor Esper, [1779]
Papilio sao Bergstrasser, [1779]; Nomen. Ins., 2: 67, pl. 40, f. 8-9
althaeae Esper, [1783]
fritillum Fabricius, 1787
Papilio alveolus Hübner, [1800-1803]; Samml. eur. Schmett. [1] : pl. 92 (1800-1803), f. 466-467
Pyrgus malvae, Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera [Kimmo Silvonen]
Pyrgus malvae, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Pyrgus malvae, Norges Sommerfugler [NORLEP]
Pyrgus malvae, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Pyrgus malvae, Extracts from [BRU] by [Ilya Osipov]
Pyrgus malvae, Captain's European Butterfly Guide [Simon Coombes]
Pyrgus malvae ; [BOW: pl. 11, f. 27]; [BRU, 117]; [MRS, 716]; Otakar Kudrna
500x535 (~36Kb) FINLAND: Ab: Suomusjärvi, 669:31, 8.6.1997, Photo © Markku Savela
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568x442 (~44Kb) upperside France, Bretagne (Brittany), Bois De Lorge, 9 July 1997, Photo © Simon Coombes
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750x515 (~43Kb) upperside male Järvenpää 670:39, 24.6.1976, Photo © Pertti Pakkanen
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500x304 (~19Kb) FINLAND: Ab: Suomusjärvi, 669:31, 23.6.1996, Photo © Markku Savela
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Larva on
Rosaceae,
Agrimonia eupatoria,
Alchemilla sp.,
Potentilla anserina,
P. palustris,
Filipendula ulmaria,
Fragaria vesca,
Rubus idaeus,
R. saxatilis [SPRK]
Caucasus, Transcaucasia, Asia Minor, Greece, Middle East. See [About maps]
melotis (Duponchel, [1834]); in Godart, Hist. nat. Lépid. Fr., Suppl. 1 (Diurnes): pl. 42, f. 1-2, TL: Milos Island, Greece
Pyrgus melotis, Extracts from [BRU] by [Ilya Osipov]
Pyrgus melotis ; [BRU, 118]
Larva on
Rubus [BRU]
SEU, CEU, Asia Minor, Iran, Lebanon, S.Siberia, Mongolia, NE.China. See [About maps]
Olive Skipper
Ängsskärevisslare
Ajedrezada verdosa
Powszelatek sierpikowiec
Hesperia serratulae Rambur, 1839; Faune ent. Andal. 2 (5): 318 (1840), 2 (4): pl. 8 (1839), f. 9, TL: Andalusia, Spain
Pyrgus serratulae, Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera [Kimmo Silvonen]
Pyrgus serratulae, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Pyrgus serratulae, Extracts from [BRU] by [Ilya Osipov]
Pyrgus serratulae ; [BOW: pl. 11, f. 29]; [BRU, 121]; [Otakar Kudrna]
Larva on
Potentilla,
Alchemilla [H&R]
Balkans
Hesperia serratulae balcanica Warren, 1926; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 74 (1): 97, TL: "Montenegro in neighbourhood of Cetinje"
balcanica ; Abadjiev, 2002, Neue Ent. Nachr. 23: 7
Caucasus (high mountains)
SE.Europe, S.Urals, Kazakhstan
Altai, Sayan
Pyrgus serratulae shukshini, Lepidoptera collection [SZMN]
533x400 (~63Kb) underside A southern steppefied slope of the mountain on the Chuya River right bank between the villages Kurai and Chagan-Uzun, Altai Mts., West SIberia, Russia. 7th July 1988, Photo © Oleg Kosterin
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SWEU, Morocco (Middle Atlas, High Atlas), Algeria. See [About maps]
Rosy Grizzled Skipper
Ajedrezada Bigornia
Hesperia onopordi Rambur, 1840; Faune ent. Andal. 2 (5): 319, 2 (4): pl. 8 (1839), f. 13, P, TL: Spain
Hesperia onopordi venusta Verity, 1925; Ent. Rec. J. Var. 37: 73, TL: Sebdou (Algeria)
Hesperia onopordi f. nigrosatura Verity, 1925; Ent. Rec. J. Var. 37: 73, TL: Fez (Morocco)
Pyrgus onopordi, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Pyrgus onopordi, Captain's European Butterfly Guide [Simon Coombes]
Pyrgus onopordi ; [BOW: pl. 11, f. 28]; [BMAT: 91, pl. 30, f. 23-28]; [Otakar Kudrna]
Larva on
Malope malacoides [BMAT]
WEU. See [About maps]
Cinquefoil Skipper
Ajedrezada tórrida
Hesperia cirsii Rambur, 1839; Faune ent. Andal. 2 (4): pl. 8
Pyrgus cirsii ; [BOW: pl. 11, f. 28 (text)]; [Otakar Kudrna]
Larva on
Potentilla verna [H&R]
SEU, S.Russia, S.Balkans, Turkestan. See [About maps]
Sandy Grizzled Skipper
Hesperia cinarae Rambur, 1839; Faune ent. Andal. 2 (4): pl. 8, f. 4-5, TL: Sarepta
cynarae Boisduval, 1840
Pyrgus cinarae, Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera [Kimmo Silvonen]
Pyrgus cinarae, Extracts from [BRU] by [Ilya Osipov]
Pyrgus cinarae ; [BOW: pl. 11, f. 24 (text)]; [BRU, 121]; [Otakar Kudrna]
Morocco, Algeria, CEU, SEU, Asia Minor, Iran, Lebanon. See [About maps]
Oberthur's Grizzled Skipper
Fransk Blomvisslare
Ajedrezaoa yunque
Powszelatek armorykański
armoricanus (Oberthür, 1910); Etud. Lépid. Comp. 4 (1): 411, pl. 57, f. 509-520, TL: Rennes, France
Pyrgus armoricanus, Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera [Kimmo Silvonen]
Pyrgus armoricanus, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Pyrgus armoricanus, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Pyrgus armoricanus, Extracts from [BRU] by [Ilya Osipov]
Pyrgus armoricanus ; [BRU, 122]; [Otakar Kudrna]
Larva on
Fragaria vesca,
Potentilla gelida,
P. pedata,
P. reptans [BRU]
Morocco (Middle Atlas), Algeria
Pyrgus armoricanus maroccanus Picard, 1950; Bull. Soc. Sci. nat. Maroc 28: 121-122, TL: Ifrane (Morocco)
Pyrgus armoricanus maroccanus ; [BMAT: 91, pl. 30, f. 20-22]
NAF, EU, tr, Caucasus, Altai, Siberia. See [About maps]
Tumma kirjosiipi
Large Grizzled Skipper
Kattunvisslare
Le Plain-Chant
Ajedrezada serrana
Powszelatek alweus
Pyrgus alveus Hübner, [1800-1803]; HBN#ea: 70, pl. 92, f. 461-463, TL: S.Germany
Pyrgus alveus, Larvae of North-European Lepidoptera [Kimmo Silvonen]
Pyrgus alveus, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Pyrgus alveus, Norges Sommerfugler [NORLEP]
Pyrgus alveus, Extracts from [BRU] by [Ilya Osipov]
Pyrgus alveus, Captain's European Butterfly Guide [Simon Coombes]
Pyrgus alveus ; [BOW: pl. 11, f. 24]; [BRU, 122]; [MRS, 716]; [Otakar Kudrna]
500x345 (~82Kb) upperside Haldon woods, Devon, UK 21/05/95, Photo © Simon Coombes
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463x300 (~23Kb) underside male On Achillea miliefolia No 6270 Alternating open larch forest and forb meadow on the southern principle slope of the Yuzhno-Chuiskii mountain range between the Chikty and Akbul Rivulets , 2100 m alt., the upper Dzhazator River basin, Kosh-Agach District, Altai Republic, West Siberia, Russia. 13th July 1998, Photo © Oleg Kosterin
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499x400 (~27Kb) upperside The Malyi Il'gumen' River bank at the village Khabarovka, 1800 m alt., Ongudai District, Altai Republic, West Siberia, Russia. 8th July 1998, Photo © Oleg Kosterin
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Larva on
(in Sweden) Agrimonia,
Polygala,
Potentilla [SPRK]
Pyrgus accretus ; [Otakar Kudrna]
Morocco (Middle Atlas), Algeria
Syrichthus alveus numida Oberthür, 1910; Etud. Lépid. Comp. 4: 404, pl. 55, f. 484-486, TL: Lambessa (Algeria)
Syrichtus numida ab. scabellata Oberthür, 1915; Etud. Lépid. Comp., 10: 416, TL: Lambessa (Algeria)
Pyrgus alveus nuida ; [BMAT: 91, pl. 30, f. 16-19]
Larva on
Helianthemum croceum [BMAT]
Dzhungarsky Alatau, Tian-Shan
533x400 (~63Kb) underside A southern steppefied slope of the mountain on the Chuya River right bank between the villages Kurai and Chagan-Uzun, Altai Mts., West Siberia, Russia. 7th July 1988, Photo © Oleg Kosterin
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Ta-tsien-lou, Sichuan
Pyrgus alveus reverdini ; [MRS, 716]
Central Asia
Pyrgus alveus sifanicus ; [MRS, 716]
Sayan, Transbaikalia, Amur, Ussuri. See [About maps]
speyeri (Staudinger, 1887); in Romanoff, Mém. Lépid., 3: 153, pl. 8, f. 5a-b, TL: S.Amur and Ussuri
Pyrgus speyeri, Extracts from [BRU] by [Ilya Osipov]
Pyrgus speyeri ; [BOW: pl. 11, f. 29 (text)]; [BRU, 123]
Pyrgus alveus speyeri ; [MRS, 716]
533x400 (~35Kb) upperside A forb meadow on a SE slope 12 km SE of the village Gazimurskii Zavod, Gazimurskozavodskoi District, E Chita Province, E Transbaikalia, Siberia, Russia. 24th July 1997, on Bupleurum scorzonerifolium Willd. , Photo © Oleg Kosterin
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Caucasus, Turkey, N.Iran. See [About maps]
Hesperia[?] jupei Alberti, 1967; Dt. Ent. Z., 14: 465, pl. 1, f. 1b-c, TL: "Zentral-Kaukasus, Kazbegi am Gergeti-Gletscher, 2600 m"
Pyrgus jupei, Extracts from [BRU] by [Ilya Osipov]
Pyrgus jupei ; [BRU, 123]
SWEU, it. See [About maps]
Foulquier's Grizzled Skipper
Ajedrezada viril
foulquieri (Oberthür, 1910)
Pyrgus bellieri ; [Otakar Kudrna]
S.British Columbia - California, Nevada, Colorado. See [About maps]
Two-banded Checkered Skipper
ruralis (Boisduval, 1852); , TL: N. Fk. Feather River Cyn, Plumas Co., California
caespitalis (Boisduval, 1852); Annls Soc. ent. Fr. (2) 10: 312
ricara (Edwards, 1865)
petreius (Edwards, 1870)
Pyrgus ruralis, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Hesperia caespitalis ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. natn. Mus., 52: 61
Pyrgus caespitalis ; [BOW: pl. 22, f. 40 (text)]
Pyrgus ruralis ; [BOW: pl. 22, f. 41]; [NACL, #3963]; [BOC, 57]; [Opler]
Larva on
Horkelia,
Potentilla [NAB],
Potentilla,
Fragaria,
Geum macrophyllum? [BOC]
Pyrgus ruralis ruralis ; [BOC, 57]
S.Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona. See [About maps]
Mountain Checkered Skipper
Southern Checkered Skipper
Pyrgus xanthus Edwards, 1878; Field & Forest 3: 142
mcdunnoughi (Oberthür, 1913)
macdunnoughi (dos Passos, 1964); (emend.)
Pyrgus xanthus, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Pyrgus xanthus ; [NACL, #3964]; [Opler]
Colorado - Mexico, California, Arizona, Montana. See [About maps]
Small Checkered Skipper
Syrichtus scriptura Boisduval, 1852; Annls Soc. ent. Fr. (2) 10: 312, TL: Sacramento
Pyrgus scriptura scriptura, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Pyrgus scriptura, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Hesperia scriptura ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. natn. Mus., 52: 61
Pyrgus scriptura ; [BOW: pl. 22, f. 42]; [NACL, #3965]; [BOC, 57 (note)]; [NL4A, #991]; [Opler]
Larva on
Sida hederacea,
Sphaeralcea coccinea [NAB]
California
scripura ; Emmel et al., 1998, (missp.)
Pyrgus scriptura scriptura ; [NL4A, #991a]
S.Canada, USA, Mexico. See [About maps]
Common Checkered Skipper
Syricthus[sic] communis Grote, 1872; , TL: central Alabama
Pyrgus communis, Listing of Mexican Butterflies [ILMB]
Pyrgus communis communis, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Pyrgus communis, NSG Voucher Specimen [Wahlberg]
Pyrgus communis, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Pyrgus communis, Butterflies of Southeastern Arizon [Bruce Walsh]
Pyrgus communis ; [BOW: pl. 22, f. 40]; [NACL, #3966]; [BOC, 58]; [NL4A, #982]; [Opler]
1200x1467 (~238Kb) upperside USA: Slide Rock State Park (north of Sedona), Coconico Co, Arizona, 11.8.2005, Photo © Markku Savela
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Larva on
Malvaceae [NAB],
Malva rotundifolia,
M. neglecta,
Sida hederacea,
Sphaeralcea munroana [BOC]
Alabama, California, Missouri, Texas, Alabama, Florida, Iowa, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Mexico
Hesperia tessellata Scudder, 1872; 4th Ann. Rep. Peabody Acad. Sci. (1871): 83 (preocc. Hewitson, 1866), TL: USA(California/Missouri/Texas/Alabama/Florida/Iowa/Maryland/Pennsylvania)
Hesperia albovittata Grote, 1874; (nom. nud.)
Pyrgus insolatrix Plötz, 1884; Mitt. nat. Ver. Neu-Pomm. 15: 4, TL: Mexico
Pyrgus (Syrichthus[sic]) varus Plötz, 1884; Mitt. nat. Ver. Neu-Pomm. 15: 20, TL: Mexico
Urbanus tesselata var. occidentalis ab. skinneri Gunder, 1927; , TL: USA(California)
tesselata ; Wright, 1883, (missp.)
Hesperia tessellata ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. natn. Mus., 52: 61
isolatrix ; Hayward, 1933, (missp.)
comunis ; Gibson & Carillo, 1959, (missp.)
communais ; Greenwood, 1971, (missp.)
Pyrgus communis communis ; [NL4A, #982a]
Mexico, .?., Colombia
Pyrgus adepta Plötz, 1884; , TL: Colombia
Pyrgus (Scelothrix[sic]) dion Plötz, 1884
Pyrgus (Syrichthus[sic]) lycurgus Plötz, 1884; Mitt. nat. Ver. Neu-Pomm. 15: 18, TL: C. Amer.
notata ab. scabellata (Reverdin, 1921) (Hesperia); , TL: ?
Pyrgus communis adepta ; [NL4A, #982b]
Pyrgus communis titicaca ; [NL4A, #982d]
Peru
Pyrgus communis chloe Evans, 1942; , TL: Peru
Pyrgus chloe ;
Pyrgus communis chloe ; [NL4A, #982c]
Argentina. See [About maps]
Hydraenomia orcynoides Giacomelli, 1928; , TL: Argentina
Hesperia notatus f. enigmatica Giacomelli, 1930; , TL: Argentina
Pyrgus communis orcynoides ;
Pyrgus orcynoides ; [NL4A, #989]
S.California, Texas, Arizona, Mexico. See [About maps]
White Checkered Skipper
Pyrgus albescens Plötz, 1884; Mitt. nat. Ver. Neu-Pomm. 15: 4, TL: Mexico
Pyrgus occidentalis Skinner, 1906; Ent. News 17: 96, TL: USA(Texas/Arizona)
Pyrgus albescens, Listing of Mexican Butterflies [ILMB]
Pyrgus albescens, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Pyrgus albescens, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Pyrgus albescens, Butterflies of Southeastern Arizon [Bruce Walsh]
Pyrgus communis albescens ;
Pyrgus albescens ; [NACL, #3967]; [NL4A, #978]; [Opler]
Larva on
Malvaceae [NAB]
Florida, S.Texas, CA, SA. See [About maps]
Tropical Checkered Skipper
Papilio oileus Linnaeus, 1767; Syst. Nat. (Edn 12) 1 (2): 795, no. 269, TL: "Algeria"
Pyrgus montivagus Reakirt, 1866; Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phil.: 46 [?1867], TL: USA(Colorado),Mexico(Veracruz)
Pyrgus (Scelothrix[sic]) adjutrix Plötz, 1884; , TL: Mexico
Hesperia syrichtus var. fumosa Reverdin, 1919; , TL: Mexico(Veracruz),Jamaica,USA(Florida/Arizona)
Pyrgus oileus, Listing of Mexican Butterflies [ILMB]
Pyrgus oileus, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Pyrgus oileus, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Pyrgus oileus, Butterflies of Southeastern Arizon [Bruce Walsh]
oilus ; Hüber, [1819], (missp.)
oieus ; Ménétriés, 1855, (missp.)
Hesperia montivagus ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. natn. Mus., 52: 61
fumata ; Reverdin, 1921, (missp.)
montivago ; Randolph, 1922, (missp.)
oilius ; Kendall & Freeman, 1963, (missp.)
ajutrix ; Miller & Brown, 1983, (missp.)
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Hesperia montivaga ; Godman & Salvin, [1899], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 450, 3: pl. 90, f. 28-30
Pyrgus oileus ; [NACL, #3968]; [NL4A, #987]; [Opler]
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Larva on
Sida,
Malva,
Abutilon,
Althaea [NAB]
C.America, Florida, Antilles
Papilio syrichtus Fabricius, 1775; Syst. Ent.: 534, TL: America
= Pyrgus oileus ; [NL4A, #987]
syrichthus ; Butler, 1870, (missp.)
syrechtus ; Druce, 1876, (missp.)
syricthus ; Gundlach, 1881, (missp.)
Hesperia syrichtus ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. natn. Mus., 52: 62
syrithtus ; Woodworth, 1913, (missp.)
sysichtus ; Giacomelli, 1923, (missp.)
syrictus ; Williams & Bell, 1930, (missp.)
syrichtos ; Cardoso, 1949, (missp.)
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Hesperia syrichtus ; Godman & Salvin, [1899], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 449, 3: pl. 90, f. 27
Pyrgus syrichtus ; [BOW: pl. 22, f. 43]
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Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador, Guyana, Surinam, Brazil(Mato Grosso, Pará), Martinique, Trinidad, Cuba. See [About maps]
Papilio orcus Stoll, [1780]; in Cramer, Uitl. Kapellen 4 (26b-28): pl. 334, f. I, K, L, TL: Surinam
Papilio tartarus Hübner, [1813]; HBN#ea: pl. 142, f. 716-717
Syrichthus[sic] cenchreus Hewitson, 1878; , TL: Brazil, Pará
Hesperia syrichtides Reverdin, 1919; , TL: Mexico; Cuba; Costa Rica; Panama; Venezuela; Guyana; Peru; Brazil; Ecuador; Martinique; Trinidad
Pyrgus oileus orcus ; Brown & Mielke, 1967, J. Lep. Soc. 21 (3): 163
oreus ; Peña & Ugarte, 1997, (missp.)
Pyrgus orcus ; [NL4A, #988]
S.New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, California, Mexico. See [About maps]
Desert Checkered Skipper
Pyrgus philetas Edwards, 1881; Papilio 1: 46, TL: USA(Texas)
Pyrgus philetas, Listing of Mexican Butterflies [ILMB]
Pyrgus philetas, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Pyrgus philetas, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Pyrgus philetas, Butterflies of Southeastern Arizon [Bruce Walsh]
philletas ; Díaz, 1991, (missp.)
Hesperia philetas ; Dyar, 1903, Bull. U.S. natn. Mus., 52: 61
Pyrgus philetas ; [BOW: pl. 22, f. 43 (text)]; [NACL, #3969]; [NL4A, #990]; [Opler]
Chile. See [About maps]
Pyrgus barrosi Ureta, 1956; , TL: Chile
Pyrgus barrosi ; [NL4A, #979]
-. See [About maps]
Syrichtus bocchoris Hewitson, 1874; , TL: Bolivia
Pyrgus bocchoris ; [NL4A, #980]
Bolivia, Argentina
Hesperia emma Staudinger, 1894; , TL: Bolivia
Erynnis emma f. seminigra Hayward, 1933; , TL: Argentina
boccharis ; Plötz, 1884, (missp.)
baccharis ; Giacomelli, 1922, (missp.)
bochoris ; D'Angelo, 1965, (missp.)
Pyrgus bocchoris bocchoris ; [NL4A, #980a]
Argentina, Chile, Peru
Scelothrix[sic] bocchoris trisignatus Mabille, 1876; , TL: Chile
Hesperia archia Dyar, 1913; , TL: Peru
Pyrgus trisignatus ; [BOW: pl. 86, f. 16]
Pyrgus bocchoris trisignatus ; [NL4A, #980c]
Peru
bocchoris cuzcona (Draudt, 1923); , TL: Peru
Hesperia (Battus) bocchoris cuzcona Draudt, 1923; , TL: Peru
Pyrgus bocchoris cuzcona ; [NL4A, #980b]
Ecuador. See [About maps]
Pyrgus brenda Evans, 1942; , TL: Ecuador
Pyrgus brenda ; [NL4A, #981]
Cuba, Haiti. See [About maps]
Pyrgus crisia Herrich-Schäffer, 1865; , TL: Cuba
Syrichthus[sic] odilia Oberthür, 1912; , TL: Haiti
crisis ; Gundlach, 1881, (missp.)
Pyrgus crisia ; [NL4A, #983]
Argentina, Chile, Peru. See [About maps]
Pyrgus fides Hayward, 1940; , TL: Argentina,Chile,Peru
Pyrgus biseriatus fides Evans, 1942; (preocc. Hayward, 1940), TL: Argentina
f. haywardi Ureta, 1947; , TL: Chile
Pyrgus fides ; [NL4A, #984]
-. See [About maps]
Hesperia (Syrichthus[sic]) limbata Erschoff, 1876; , TL: Peru
Pyrgus limbata ; [NL4A, #985]
Peru, Bolivia
Carterocephalus biseriatus Weymer, 1890; , TL: Bolivia
Pyrgus limbata limbata ; [NL4A, #985a]
Bolivia
Syrichthus[sic] limbata nigella Weeks, 1902; , TL: Bolivia
Pyrgus limbata nigella ; [NL4A, #985b]
Mexico - Colombia - Argentina. See [About maps]
Syrichtus notatus Blanchard, 1852; in Gay, Hist. Chile, (Zool.) 7: 45, TL: Chile
Hesperia notata ; Godman & Salvin, [1899], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 451, 3: pl. 90, f. 31-32
Pyrgus notatus ; [NL4A, #986]
Chile
Pyrgus fulvovittatus Butler, 1881; , TL: Chile
fulvo-vittatus ; Beattie, 1976, (missp.)
Pyrgus notatus notatus ; [NL4A, #986a]
Chile
notatus valdiviana (Reed, 1877) (Hesperia); , TL: Chile
?notatus valdivianus (??Philippi)
lossbergi (Oberthür, 1912) (Syrichthus[sic]); , TL: Chile
Pyrgus notatus valdiviana ; [NL4A, #986b]
Brazil. See [About maps]
Pyrgus (Scelothrix[sic]) veturius Plötz, 1884
Syrichthus[sic] bahiensis Oberthür, 1912; , TL: Brazil(Pará)
Pyrgus veturius ; [BOW: pl. 86, f. 17]
venturius ; Evans, 1942, (missp.)
Pyrgus veturius ; [NL4A, #992]
W.China, Tibet. See [About maps]
Pyrgus oberthueri ; [BOW: pl. 208, f. 28 (text)]
W.China, Tibet. See [About maps]
Syrichtus bieti Oberthür, 1886; Etudes d'Entomologie, 11: 26, pl. 6, f. 50
?Pyrgus breti ; [BOW: pl. 208, f. 28 (missp.?)]
26.7.2008 (45)
- References:
- [About maps]
- Warning! The maps are automaticly generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.
- [BAMONA]
- Paul Opler, Harry Pavulaan, Ray Stanford, Michael Pogue; Butterflies and Moths of North America; Mountain Prairie Information Node
- [BCA]
- electronic; BIOLOGIA CENTRALI-AMERICANA
- [BMAT]
- Tennent, John, 1996; The butterflies of Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia; ISBN 0 906802 05 9
- [BOA]
- Interactive Listing of American Butterflies; Listado Interactivo de la Mariposas Americanas; Butterflies of America
- [BOC]
- Robert Michael Pyle, 2002; The Butterflies of Cascadia
- [BOW]
- Lewis, H. L., 1974; Butterflies of the World; ISBN 0 245 52097 X
- [BRU]
- Tuzov, Bogdanov, Devyatkin, Kaabak, Korolev, Murzin, Samodurov, Tarasov, 1997; Guide to the Butterflies of Russia and adjacent territories; Hesperiidae, Papilionidae, Pieridae, Satyridae; Volume 1
- [Bruce Walsh]
- Bruce Walsh; e-mail: Bruce Walsh; The Moths of Southeastern Arizona; Butterflies of Southeastern Arizon
- [H&R]
- Higgins, L.G, Riley, N.D, 1970; A Field Guide to the Butterflies of Britain and Europe
- [HBN]
- Francis Hemming, 1937; HÜBNER, A bibliographical and systematic account of the entomological works of Jacob Hübner and of the supplements thereto by Carl Geyer, Gottfried Franz von Frölich and Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer, Vol 1 & 2
- [ILMB]
- Interactive Listing of Mexican Butterflies
- [Ilya Osipov]
- The insects from former USSR for collectors Web site; e-mail: Ilya Osipov; http://www.osipov.org/insects/
- [JLS]
- Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society; the original J. Lep. Soc. articles
- [Kimmo Silvonen]
- Espoo, Finland; Kimmo's Lep Site
- [MBE]
- Moths and Butteflies of Europe; Paolo Mazzei, Diego Reggianti and Ilaria Pimpinelli; http://www.leps.it/
- [MRS]
- Chou Io (Ed.); Monographia Rhopalocerum Sinensium, 1-2
- [NAB]
- Pyle, R. M.; National Audubon Society: Field Guide to North American Butterflies; 1981; ISBN 0-394-51914-0
- [NACL]
- Hodges, Ronald W. (ed.), 1983; Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico
- [NL4A]
- Gerardo Lamas, 2004; Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera; Checklist: Part 4A; Hesperioidea - Papilionoidea
- [NORLEP]
- Norges Sommerfugler
- [Oleg Kosterin]
- Institue of Cytology & Genetics; Siberian Division of Russian Academy of Sciences; Novosibirsk; e-mail: Oleg Kosterin; http://pisum.bionet.nsc.ru/kosterin/
- [Opler]
- Opler & Warren, 2003 (April); Butterflies of North America. 2. Scientific Names List for Butterfly Species of North America, north of Mexico.
- [Pertti Pakkanen]
- e-mail: Pertti Pakkanen; Butterfly and moth observations from Finland
- [SPRK]
- Seppänen, E. J, 1970; Suomen suurperhostoukkien ravintokasvit, Animalia Fennica 14
- [SVF]
- Svenska fjärilar; Naturhistoriska riksmuseet; (Sweden)
- [SZMN]
- Lepidoptera; Siberian Zoological Museum
- [Simon Coombes]
- 1 Park Street, Plymouth, PL3 4BL, UK; 01752 607854; e-mail: Simon Coombes; http://www.butterfly-guide.co.uk
- [Wahlberg]
- Niklas Wahlberg; The NSG's voucher specimen database; Nymphalidae Systematics Group
- [²]
- This may require parentheses or not. I don't have the necessary information for this taxon.
- Some related literature:
- Abadjiev, 2002
- Types of Balkan butterflies in the collection of The Natural History Museum, London
Neue Ent. Nachr. 23: 3-53
- Alberti, 1967
- Über die Hesperia alveus Hbn.-Gruppe im Kaukasus-Raum nebst Beschreibung einer neuen Art (Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae)
Dt. Ent. Z., 14: 461-472, 3fgs
- Bergstrasser, [1779]
- Nomenclatur und Beschreibung der Insecten in der Graftschaft Hanau-Münzenburg
Nomen. Ins., 2: 79pp, pl. 15-48
- Boisduval, 1852
- Lépidoptères de la Californie
Annls Soc. ent. Fr. (2) 10: 275-324
- Bremer & Grey, 1853
- Diagnoses de Lépidopterères nouveaux, trouvés par Mm. Tatarinoff et Gaschkewitch aux environs de Pekin
in Motschulsky, Etud. Ent. 1: 58-67
- Brown & Mielke, 1967
- Lepidoptera of the Central Brazil Plateau. I. Preliminary list of Rhopalocera (continued)
J. Lep. Soc. 21 (3): 145-168
- Dyar, 1903
- A List of North American Lepidoptera and Key to the Literature of this Order of Insects
Bull. U.S. natn. Mus., 52: xix, 723pp
- Edwards, 1878
- Descriptions of new species of North American Lepidoptera
Field & Forest 3: 115-119, 142-144
- Edwards, 1881
- Description of new species of butterflies
Papilio 1: 43-48
- Elwes & Edwards, 1897
- A Revision of the Oriental Hesperiidae
Trans. zool. Soc. Lond. 14 (4): 101-324, pls. 18-27
- Erschoff, 1874
- Travels in Turkestan. Volume 2. Zoogeographical Investigataions. Part 5. Lepidoptera
in Fedschenko, Travels in Turkestan. 2 (5): -
- Fabricius, 1775
- Systema Entomologiae, sistens Insectorum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, Adiectis Synonymis, Locis, Descriptionibus, Observationibus.
Syst. Ent.: 832pp
- Godman & Salvin, [1899]
- Biologia Centrali-Americana. Rhopalocera. (1887-1901)
Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop.
2: 1-782,
3: pl. 1-112
- Grum-Grshimailo, 1890
- Le Pamir et la faune lépidoptérologique
in Romanoff, Mém. Lép. 4: 576pp, 21pls
- Hübner, [1813]; Hübner, [1800-1803]
- Sammlung europäischer Schmetterlinge. I. Papiliones - Falter ("Erste Band")
Samml. eur. Schmett. [1]
(Ziefer?): 3-74,
: pl. 1-88, f. 1-446 (1799-1800),
pl. 89-96, f. 447-490 (1800-1803),
pl. 97-114, f. 491-588 (1803-1804),
pl. 115-119, f. 589-612 (1805),
pl. 120-124, f. 613-636 (1805-1806),
pl. 125-128, f. 637-652 (1806-1808),
pl. 129-144, f. 653-727 (1808-1813),
pl. 145-147, f. 728-741 (1814-1816),
pl. 148-150, f. 742-756 (1816-1817),
pl. 151, f. 757-762 (1818-1819),
pl. 152-154, f. 757-774 (1819-1822),
pl. 155, f. 775-778 (1822-1823),
pl. 156-161, f. 779-806 (1823),
pl. 162-175, f. 807-874 (1823-1824),
pl. 176, f. 869-874 (1824-1825),
pl. 177-181, f. 875-895 (1825-1826),
(Geyer),
pl. 182-187, f. 896-981 (1827-1828),
pl. 188-195, f. 922-968 (1828-1832),
pl. 196, f. 969-974 (1832-1833),
pl. 197-201, f. 975-997 (1834-1836),
pl. 202-203, f. 998-1009 (1836-1838),
pl. 204-207, f. 1010-1029 (1837-1838)
- Hübner, [1819]
- Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge, 1816-[1826]
Verz. bek. Schmett.
(1): [1-3], 4-16 (1816),
(2): 17-32 (1819),
(3): 33-48 (1819),
(4): 49-64 (1819),
(5): 65-80 (1819),
(6): 81-96 (1819),
(7): 97-112 (1819),
(8): 113-128 (1819),
(9): 129-144 (1819),
(10): 145-160 (1819),
(11): 161-176 (1819),
(12): 177-192 (1820),
(13): 193-208 (1820),
(14): 209-224 (1821),
(15): 225-240 (1821),
(16): 241-256 (1821),
(17): 257-272 (1823),
(18): 273-288 (1823),
(19): 289-304 (1823),
(20): 305-320 (1825),
(21): 321-336 (1825),
(22): 337-352 (1825),
(23-27): 353-431 ([1825])
- Linnaeus, 1758
- Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Clases, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Symonymis, Locis. Tomis I. 10th Edition
Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1: -
- Linnaeus, 1767
- Systema Naturae per Regna tria Naturae, secundum Classes, Ordines, .... Editio Duocecima Reformata. Tom. 1. Part II.
Syst. Nat. (Edn 12) 1 (2): -,533-1327
- Moore, 1874
- List of diurnal Lepidoptera collected in Cashmere Territory by Capt. R. B. Reed, 12th Regt., with descriptions of new species
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1874 (1): 264-274, pl. 43
- Oberthür, 1886
- Especes Nouveaux Lépidoptères du Thibet
Etudes d'Entomologie, 11: 1-38, pl. 1-7
- Oberthür, 1910
- Notes pour servir á établir la Faune Française et Algérienne des Lépidoptères
Etud. Lépid. Comp. 4 (1): 15-691, pl. 35-58
- Poda, 1761
- Insecta Musei Graecensis, quae in ordines, genera et species juxta Systema Naturae Caroli Linnaei digessit
Ins. Mus. Graecensis: 8+127, 2pls
- Rambur, 1839; Rambur, 1840
- Faune entomologique de l'Andalusie. 1837-1840 (Vol. 2)
Faune ent. Andal.
2 (1): pl. 14-15, 18 (1837),
2 (2): 1-16, pl. 1-4 (1838),
2 (3): 17-96, pl. 6-7, 9, 11 (1838),
2 (4): 97-176, pl. 5, 8, 10, 12, 17 (1839),
2 (5): 177-336 (1840)
- Rambur, 1858
- Catalogue systematique des lépidoptères de l'Andalousie
Cat. syst. Lépid. Andalousie
(1): 1-92 (1858),
(2): 93-442 ([1866])
- Reverdin, 1911
- Hesperia sibirica (Staudinger, in litteris) bona species
Bull. Soc. Lépid. Genève, 2 (2): 78-80, pl. 11-14
- Reverdin, 1933
- Hesperia alpina Ersch. var. submurina_ nova
Mitt. Schweiz. ent. Ges. 15: 498-501
- Scudder, 1872
- A systematic Revision of some of the American Butterflies; with brief notes on those known to occur in Essex County, Mass.
4th Ann. Rep. Peabody Acad. Sci. (1871): 24-83
- Skinner, 1906
- New butterflies and moths with notes on some species
Ent. News 17: 95-96
- Staudinger, 1887
- Neue Arten und Varietäten von Lepidopteren aus dem Amur-Gebiete
in Romanoff, Mém. Lépid., 3: 126-232, pl. 6-12, 16-17
- Stoll, [1780]
- Uitlandsche Kapellen (Papillons exotiques)
in Cramer, Uitl. Kapellen 4
(26b-28): 29-90, pl. 305-336 (1780),
(29-31): 91-164, pl. 337-372 (1781),
(32-32): 165-252, 1-29, pl. 373-400 (1782)
- Wallengren, 1853
- Scandinaviens Hesperioidae med särskild hänsyn till arterne af slägtet Syrichtus
Öfvers. K.Vetensk. Akad. Förh. 10: 19-26
- Warren, 1924
- A new European skipper
Proc. Ent. Soc. Lond.: 56-57
- Warren, 1926
- Monograph of the tribe Hesperiidi (European species) with revise classification of the subfamily Hesperiinae (Palaearctic species) based on the genital armature of the males
Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 74 (1): 1-170
- Additional information sources:
- Dr. Gustavo R. Canals; 62 Nº 339 Dto. 1 (1 y 2); La Plata B1904AGM; Buenos Aires - Argentina; e-mail: Gustavo Canals; Telefax: 54 221 422 3937
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Markku Savela
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