Atrytonopsis pittacus

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

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]

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

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References

  1. "Atrytonopsis pittacus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  2. 1 2 "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.

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