Biology:Atrytonopsis edwardsi

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Atrytonopsis edwardsi
Sheep SKipper Leslie Canyon NWR Douglas AZ 2017-10-15 11-12-26 (37709660312).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Atrytonopsis
Species:
A. edwardsi
Binomial name
Atrytonopsis edwardsi
Barnes & McDunnough, 1916

Atrytonopsis edwardsi, the sheep skipper, is a grass skipper butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. The species was first described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1916.[1][2][3] It is found in Central and North America.[1]

The MONA or Hodges number for Atrytonopsis edwardsi is 4088.[4]

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External links

Wikidata ☰ Q21252308 entry