Hesperopsis alpheus

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| image = Saltbush Sootywing, Hesperopsis alpheus, One mile east of Creek Pasture CG, 4930', Bear's Ears National Monument9 May 2019, Robb Hannawacker 2 (49531714762).jpg

| genus = Hesperopsis

| species = alpheus

| authority = (W. H. Edwards, 1876)

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Hesperopsis alpheus, the saltbush sootywing, is a species of spread-wing skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. It is found in Central America and North America.

The MONA or Hodges number for Hesperopsis alpheus is 3980.

Subspecies

These three subspecies belong to the species Hesperopsis alpheus:

  • Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus (W. H. Edwards, 1876)
  • Hesperopsis alpheus oricus (W. H. Edwards, 1879)
  • Hesperopsis alpheus texana Scott, 1981

References

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{{Cite web| title=Hesperopsis alpheus Report

| url=https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=706764

| website=Integrated Taxonomic Information System

| accessdate=2019-09-24

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{{Cite web| title=North American Moth Photographers Group, Hesperopsis alpheus

| url=http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=3980

| accessdate=2019-09-24

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{{Cite web| title=Hesperopsis alpheus

| url=https://www.gbif.org/species/5141697

| website=GBIF

| accessdate=2019-09-24

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{{Cite web| title=Hesperopsis alpheus species Information

| url=https://bugguide.net/node/view/130205

| website=BugGuide.net

| accessdate=2019-09-24

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Further reading

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  • {{Cite report

| title = Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico

| date = 2016

| last1 = Pohl | first1 = Greg

| last2 = Patterson | first2 = Bob

| last3 = Pelham | first3 = Jonathan

| url = https://www.researchgate.net/publication/302570819

| doi = 10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287| doi-access = free

}}

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Category:Pyrginae

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Category:Butterflies described in 1876

Category:Taxa named by William Henry Edwards

Category:Butterflies of Central America

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