Amblyscirtes elissa elissa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Papilionoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Heteroneura Cladus: Eulepidoptera Cladus: Ditrysia Cladus: Apoditrysia Cladus: Obtectomera Superfamilia: Papilionoidea

Familia: Hesperiidae
Subfamilia: Hesperiinae
Tribus: Hesperiini
Subtribus: Moncina
Genus: Amblyscirtes
Species: Amblyscirtes elissa
Subspecies: Amblyscirtes elissa elissa

Name

Amblyscirtes elissa elissa Godman, 1900

Type locality: Guerrero, Mexico (18°09′48″N 101°30′50″W / 18.163339°N 101.513781°W / 18.163339; -101.513781)

Typus: Syntypes in BMNH.

Synonymy

♦ Amblyscirtes elissa Godman, 1900: 505, Pl.XCV, figs 40 ♀, 41 ♂ genit; Freeman, 1973: 49.
♦ Amblyscirtes elissa elissa Godman; Freeman, 1973: 49; Bridges, 1994: VIII.72, IX.3, Lamas, 2004: 61.

References

Bridges, C.A. 1994. Catalogue of the Family-Group, Genus-Group and Species-Group Names of the Hesperioidea (Lepidoptera) of the World. Bridges, Urbana, Illinois. BHL Reference page.
Evans, W.H. 1951–55. A Catalogue of the American Hesperiidae in the British Museum. Pt.1 (1951): x+92pp, pls.1–9; Pt.2 (1952): v.+178pp, pls.10–25; Pt.3 (1953): v+246pp, pls.26–53; Pt.4 (1955): v+499pp, pls. 54–88. Reference page.
Godman, F.D. & Salvin, O. 1887–1901. Biologia Centrali-Americana Insecta Lepidoptera-Rhopalocera. Vol. II. (Text) 782 pp. Text, Plates. Reference page.
Freeman, H.A., 1973. A Review of the Amblyscirtes with the Description of a New Species from Mexico (Hesperiidae). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 27(1): 40-57, 3 f. Reference page.
Lamas, G. 2004. (ed.) Checklist: Part 4A. Hesperioidea - Papilionoidea. In Heppner, J.B. (ed.) Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Vol.5A, Pt.4A. Assn. for Tropical Lepidoptera/Scientific Publishers, Gainesville. 439pp. Reference page.

Photos

Listing of Mexican Butterflies [1]

Vernacular names

English: Elissa Roadside-Skipper