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Species Hesperopsis alpheus - Saltbush Sootywing - Hodges#3980

Saltbush Sootywing - Hesperopsis alpheus - female Saltbush Sootywing - Hesperopsis alpheus Saltbush Sootywing - Hesperopsis alpheus - male Unknown 'Skipper' - Hesperopsis alpheus South Texas Duskywing - Hesperopsis alpheus Saltbush sootywing - Hesperopsis alpheus Dark mottled butterfly on groundsel - Hesperopsis alpheus Bright looking Skipper - Hesperopsis alpheus
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Papilionoidea (Butterflies and Skippers)
Family Hesperiidae (Skippers)
Subfamily Pyrginae (Spread-wing Skippers)
Tribe Carcharodini
Genus Hesperopsis (Sootywings)
Species alpheus (Saltbush Sootywing - Hodges#3980)
Hodges Number
3980
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Hesperopsis alpheus (W. H. Edwards)
Orig. Comb: Thanaos alpheus W. H. Edwards 1876
Range
w. US to s. TX - Map - (MPG)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group - MPG
Butterflies of America - BOA
Contributed by Ethan Kistler on 24 July, 2007 - 11:51am
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 20 November, 2015 - 2:14pm

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