Hesperia meskei
Hesperia meskei, or Meske's skipper, is a species of grass skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]
| Hesperia meskei | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Hesperia |
| Species: | H. meskei |
| Binomial name | |
| Hesperia meskei (W. H. Edwards, 1877) | |
The MONA or Hodges number for Hesperia meskei is 4030.[4]
Subspecies
These three subspecies belong to the species Hesperia meskei:
- Hesperia meskei meskei (W. H. Edwards, 1877)
- Hesperia meskei pinocayo Gatrelle & Minno in Gatrelle, Minno & Grkovich, 2003
- Hesperia meskei straton (W. H. Edwards, 1881)
References
- "Hesperia meskei Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- "Hesperia meskei". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- "Hesperia meskei species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- "North American Moth Photographers Group, Hesperia meskei". Retrieved 2019-09-23.
Further reading
- Pohl, Greg; Patterson, Bob; Pelham, Jonathan (2016). Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico (Report). doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287.
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