Lobotractus valeriana explained

Lobotractus valeriana, the valeriana skipper, is a species of dicot skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae.^[1] It is found in Central America and North America.

Further reading

• The identity of Eudamus valeriana Plötz (Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae, Pyrginae). 2004. Mielke . Olaf H. H.. Warren . Andrew D.. Revista Brasileira de Zoologia. 21. 2. 307–308. 10.1590/S0101-81752004000200024. free.
• Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico. 2016. Pohl . Greg. Patterson . Bob. Pelham . Jonathan. 10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287. free.

Notes and References

1. Li . Wenlin . Cong . Qian . Shen . Jinhui . Zhang . Jing . Hallwachs . Winnie . Janzen . Daniel H. . Grishin . Nick V. . Genomes of skipper butterflies reveal extensive convergence of wing patterns . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences . 26 March 2019 . 116 . 13 . 10.1073/pnas.1821304116 . 30877254 . 2019PNAS..116.6232L . Supporting Information: Appendix pp.10–24 . free . 6442542 .