Biology:Zestusa

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Short description: Genus of butterflies

Zestusa
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Zestusa figures 3-9
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Subtribe: Loboclina
Genus: Zestusa
Lindsey, 1925
Synonyms
  • Plestia Mabille, 1888

Zestusa is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae subfamily Eudaminae. Species of the genus occur in Mexico and the western United States.

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Zestusa:[1]

  • Zestusa dorus (W. H. Edwards, 1882)
  • Zestusa elwesi (Godman & Salvin, 1893)
  • Zestusa staudingeri (Mabille, 1888)
  • Zestusa levona Steinhauser, 1972


References

  1. Li, Wenlin; Cong, Qian; Shen, Jinhui; Zhang, Jing; Hallwachs, Winnie; Janzen, Daniel H.; Grishin, Nick V. (26 March 2019). "Genomes of skipper butterflies reveal extensive convergence of wing patterns". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 116 (13): Supporting Information: Appendix pp.10–24. doi:10.1073/pnas.1821304116. PMID 30877254. Bibcode2019PNAS..116.6232L. 

External links

  • Funet Taxonomy, distribution

Wikidata ☰ Q1763866 entry