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Genus Urbanus

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Print References · Works Cited
Bean Leafroller - Urbanus proteus longtailed skipper lacking long tails? - Urbanus proteus Urbanus proteus Urbanus dorantes Square spotted moth - Urbanus proteus Long-Tailed Skipper - Urbanus proteus Dorantes Longtail - Urbanus dorantes January Long-tailed Skipper - Urbanus proteus
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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 Eudaminae (Dicot Skippers)
Genus Urbanus
Explanation of Names
Urbanus Hübner, [1807]
Numbers
11 North American species (1)
Print References
Steinhauser, S.R., 1981: Revision of the Proteus group of the genus Urbanus Hubner (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae). Bulletin of the Allyn Museum 62: 1-41. (Full PDF)
Works Cited
1.NABA Checklist of North American Butterflies Occurring North of Mexico - Edition 2.3
Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 16 February, 2004 - 12:32pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, Mike Quinn
Last updated 15 March, 2021 - 2:19pm

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