Zestusa Explained

Zestusa is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae subfamily Eudaminae. Species of the genus occur in Mexico and the western United States.

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Zestusa:^[1]

• Zestusa dorus (W. H. Edwards, 1882)
• Zestusa elwesi (Godman & Salvin, 1893)
• Zestusa staudingeri (Mabille, 1888)
• Zestusa levona Steinhauser, 1972

References

• Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database

External links

• Funet Taxonomy, distribution

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 . 6442542 . 2019PNAS..116.6232L . Supporting Information: Appendix pp.10–24 . free .