Biology:Wahydra graslieae
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Short description: Species of butterfly
| Wahydra graslieae | |
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| Dorsal view of male holotype (bar = 1 cm) | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Wahydra |
| Species: | W. graslieae
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| Wahydra graslieae A. Warren, Carneiro, & Dolibaina, 2018[1]
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Wahydra graslieae is a butterfly species in the family Hesperiidae. It is known from a single holotype specimen found in the Andes Mountains in Ecuador. The specific epithet honors the artist and science communicator Emily Graslie.[1][2]
Description
W. graslieae is about the size of a postage stamp. In this obscure genus, W. graslieae is much darker than other described Wahydra species and with pointer forewings and metallic silver scales that have previously only been found in very distantly related skippers. [2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Carneiro, Eduardo; Dolibaina, Diego R.; Grishin, Nick V.; Warren, Andrew D. (2018). "A new species of Wahydra from Ecuador (Hesperiidae, Hesperiinae, Anthoptini)". Zootaxa 4392 (1): 196–200. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4392.1.11. PMID 29690424.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Vanhoose, Natalie. "New butterfly species named for Field Museum's Emily Graslie". Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida. https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/new-butterfly-species-named-for-emily-graslie/.
External links
- The Brain Scoop (8 March 2018). Wahydra graslieae, a new species of butterfly named for Emily Graslie! (YouTube video). Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- van Hoose, Natalie (7 March 2018). "New Butterfly Species Named for Field Museum's Emily Graslie" (Press release). Gainesville, FL: Florida Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
Wikidata ☰ Q50379482 entry
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