Hesperia attalus explained

Hesperia attalus, the dotted skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae (skippers).^{[1] [2] [3]} It was described by William Henry Edwards in 1871 and is found in North America.^[2]

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:^[4]

• Hesperia attalus attalus (W. H. Edwards, 1871)
• Hesperia attalus nigrescens Gatrelle, 1999 – dark dotted skipper
• Hesperia attalus slossonae (Skinner, 1871) – Slosson's dotted skipper

Further reading

• Hodges, Ronald W., et al., eds. (1983). Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico, xxiv + 284.
• Opler, Paul A. (1999). A Field Guide to Western Butterflies, Second Edition, xiv + 540.
• 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.
• 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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hesperia attalus Species Information. BugGuide . 2018-01-18.
2. Web site: Hesperia attalus Report. Integrated Taxonomic Information System . 2018-01-18.
3. Web site: Hesperia attalus Species Overview. Encyclopedia of Life. 2018-01-18.
4. Web site: Hesperia . 2022-04-20 . www.nic.funet.fi.