Atrytonopsis pittacus, the white-barred skipper, is a species of grass skipper in the family Hesperiidae.[1][2] It was described by William Henry Edwards in 1882 and is found in Central and North America.[2]

Atrytonopsis pittacus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Atrytonopsis
Species:
A. pittacus
Binomial name
Atrytonopsis pittacus

The MONA or Hodges number for Atrytonopsis pittacus is 4085.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Atrytonopsis pittacus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  2. ^ a b "Atrytonopsis pittacus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  3. ^ Pohl, G.R., Patterson, B., & Pelham, J.P. (2016). Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
  4. ^ Pelham, Jonathan P. (July 1, 2017). "A Catalog of the Butterflies of the United States and Canada". Butterflies of America. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  • 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.

Further reading

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  • Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.