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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) » Flashers (Telegonus) » Frosted flasher - Hodges#3898 (Telegonus alardus)

Species Telegonus alardus - Frosted flasher - Hodges#3898

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Range · Season · Internet References · Works Cited
Frosted Flasher - Astraptes alardus - Telegonus alardus Frosted Flasher - Astraptes alardus - Telegonus alardus
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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 Telegonus (Flashers)
Species alardus (Frosted flasher - Hodges#3898)
Hodges Number
3898
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Astraptes alardus (Stoll, 1790)
Size
Wingspan 51-64 mm. (1)
Range
Rare stray in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of southern Texas; Mexico and Central America.
Season
June and September to October in southern Texas.
Internet References
Butterflies and Moths of North America (BAMONA) (1)
Butterflies of America
NABA South Texas Chapter
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (2)
Works Cited
1.Butterflies of North America
2.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 30 October, 2013 - 8:00pm
Additional contributions by Tyler Hedlund
Last updated 10 June, 2019 - 8:29am

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