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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Skippers (Hesperiidae) » Dicot Skippers (Eudaminae) » Proteides » Mercurial Skipper - Hodges#3868 (Proteides mercurius)

Species Proteides mercurius - Mercurial Skipper - Hodges#3868

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Size · Range · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Mercurial Skipper - Proteides mercurius - female Mercurial Skipper - Proteides mercurius Skipper with Golden Head - Proteides mercurius Mercurial Skipper - Proteides mercurius
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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 Proteides
Species mercurius (Mercurial Skipper - Hodges#3868)
Hodges Number
3868
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Proteides mercurius (Fabricius)
Orig. Comb: Papilio mercurius Fabricius, 1787
Explanation of Names
Mercury from mythology (1)
Numbers
Multiple subspecies along with a second full species in the West Indies - BOA
Size
5.8-7 cm
Range
mostly TX & FL (AZ-LA, FL) / Mexico to Argentina / W. Indies - Map (MPG, BOA)
Print References
Lindsey, A.W., E.L. Bell & R.C. Williams, Jr. 1931. The Hesperioidea of North America. Denison University Bulletin, Journal of the Scientific Laboratories 25(1): 1-142.
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group - MPG
Butterflies of America - BOA
NABA-South Texas - NABA
Works Cited
1.Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms
Donald J. Borror. 1960. Mayfield Publishing Company.
Contributed by Tom Bentley on 20 November, 2010 - 10:28am
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 28 December, 2017 - 4:49pm

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