Biology:Astraptes alardus

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Astraptes alardus
Frosted flasher (Astraptes alardus latia).jpg
A. a. latia, Costa Rica
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Astraptes
Species:
A. alardus
Binomial name
Astraptes alardus
(Stoll, 1790)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Telegonus fabrici Ehrmann, 1918

Astraptes alardus, the frosted flasher, is a species of dicot skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America.[2][3][4]

The MONA or Hodges number for Astraptes alardus is 3898.[5]

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Astraptes alardus:

  • Astraptes alardus alardus (Stoll, 1790)
  • Astraptes alardus latia Evans, 1952

References

Further reading

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q13401536 entry