Biology:Atrytonopsis pittacus

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Atrytonopsis pittacus
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A. pittacus
Binomial name
Atrytonopsis pittacus
(W. H. Edwards, 1882)

Atrytonopsis pittacus, the white-barred skipper, is a species of grass skipper in the family Hesperiidae.[1][2] It was described by William Henry Edwards in 1882 and is found in Central and North America.[2]

The MONA or Hodges number for Atrytonopsis pittacus is 4085.[3][4]

References

  • Hodges, Ronald W.; et al., eds. (1983). Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico, xxiv + 284.
  • Opler, Paul A. (1999). A Field Guide to Western Butterflies, Second Edition, xiv + 540.
  • Pelham, Jonathan P. (2008). "A catalogue of the butterflies of the United States and Canada with a complete bibliography of the descriptive and systematic literature". Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera. vol. 40, xiv + 658.

Further reading

  • Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.

Wikidata ☰ Q13404217 entry