Zhang, Jing, Qian Cong, and Nikolay Vyacheslav Grishin. 2023. Thirteen new species of butterflies (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) from Texas. Insecta Mundi 921: 1-58, 58 figs.
Abstract.
Analyses of whole genomic shotgun datasets, COI barcodes, morphology, and historical literature suggest that the following 13 butterfly species from the family Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea) in Texas, USA are distinct from their closest named relatives and therefore are described as new (type localities are given in parenthesis):
Contributed by Mike Quinn on 23 January, 2024 - 1:00pm
Expanded phenotypic diagnoses for 24 recently named new taxa of Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera).
By Grishin, N.V. The International Lepidoptera Survey - The Taxonomic Report. 8(1): , 2019
Grishin, N.V. 2019. Expanded phenotypic diagnoses for 24 recently named new taxa of Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera). The International Lepidoptera Survey - The Taxonomic Report. 8(1):
McGuire, W.W. & M.A. Rickard. 1976. New Hesperiidae records for Texas and the United States. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 30(1): 5-11.
The Rio Grande Valley of Texas, located in the extreme southern section of the state and encompassing areas of essentially neotropical habitat, offers a unique opportunity for the study of Lepidoptera in the U.S.A. The authors have had the good fortune to collect this area rather frequently during the past several years and during that time some interesting and important new records of Hesperiidae have been obtained.
Contributed by Mike Quinn on 28 December, 2017 - 1:46pm
Butterflies of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and Georgia
By Harry E. LeGrand Jr., Jeffrey S. Pippen, Derb Carter, Jr. and Pierre Howard THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA PRESS
The most comprehensive southern butterfly guide available
Few creatures are as enchanting and magnificent as the butterfly. This field guide introduces more than 200 butterfly species found in the Southeast, complete with color photographs that not only identify them but also reveal their unique beauty.
What’s included:
* Nearly 600 full-color images of butterflies in their natural habitats
* Information on structural and behavioral features, from antennae attributes to flight styles
* Maps for butterfly sightings at the county level in each state—North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and Georgia
Miller, L.D. & F.M. Brown. 1981. A catalogue/checklist of the butterflies of America north of Mexico. Memoirs of the Lepidopterists' Society 2: i-vii + 1-280.
Zhang, J., Cong, Q., Shen, J., Song, L., & Grishin, N.V. (2023) Genomic analysis reveals new species and subspecies of butterflies. The Taxonomic Report 11(6): 1-62.
Abstract
Large-scale genomic sequencing of butterfly taxa reveals new findings that are presented here. While we focus on detecting species by comparative genomics and define subspecies as groups of populations genetically differentiated from each other but not as strongly as species (that is, subspecies as species in the making), we report other adjustments to butterfly classification.
