Pholisora litus

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: Pyrginae
Tribus: Carcharodini
Genus: Pholisora
Species: Pholisora litus

Name

Pholisora litus (Dyar, 1912)

Type locality: Mexico, Guerrero.

Holotype: USNM. sexe unknown.

Synonymy

• Staphylus litus Dyar, 1912 (original combination)
• Bolla litus (Dyar):
• Pholisora litus (Dyar): Zhang et al., 2022: 28
• Pholisora smodora Dyar, 1914
  • Type locality: Mexico, Guerrero.
    • Holotype: USNM

References

Additional references

• Zhang, J., Cong, Q., Shen, J.H. & Grishin, N.V. 2022. Taxonomic changes suggested by the genomic analysis of Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera). Insecta Mundi 0921: 1–135. PDF. Reference page. 

Photos

• butterfliesofamrica type specimens: [1]
• butterfliesofamrica: [2]

Vernacular names

English: Many-spotted Sootywing