Gesta invisus explained

Gesta invisus, the false duskywing, is a species of spread-wing skipper in the family Hesperiidae.^{[1] [2]} It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler and Herbert Druce in 1872 and is found in Central and North America.^[2]

The MONA or Hodges number for Gesta invisus is 3943.^{[3] [4]}

References

• Austin, George T., and Andrew D. Warren (2002). "Taxonomic notes on some Neotropical skippers (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae): Pyrrhopyginae and Pyrginae". Dugesiana, vol. 9, no. 2, 15-49.
• Opler, Paul A. (1999). A Field Guide to Western Butterflies, Second Edition, xiv + 540.
• Opler, Paul A. & Andrew D. Warren (2005). Butterflies of North America, pt. 4: Scientific Names List for Butterfly Species of North America, north of Mexico, 80.
• 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.

External links

• Butterflies and Moths of North America
• NCBI Taxonomy Browser, Gesta invisus

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gesta invisus Species Information. BugGuide.net. 2018-01-31.
2. Web site: Gesta invisus Report. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 2018-01-31.
3. Pohl, G.R., Patterson, B., & Pelham, J.P. (2016). Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
4. Web site: A Catalog of the Butterflies of the United States and Canada, J.P. Pelham, rev. 2017.. Butterflies of America. 2018-01-31.