Gesta invisus

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Gesta invisus
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Gesta invisus
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G. invisus
Binomial name
Gesta invisus
(Butler & H. Druce, 1872)
Synonyms
  • Achlyodes gorgona Plötz, 1884
  • Nisoniades llano Dodge, 1903
  • Thanaos invisus Butler and H. Druce, 1872

Gesta invisus, the false duskywing, is a species of spread-wing skipper in the family Hesperiidae. [1] [2] It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler and Herbert Druce in 1872 and is found in Central and North America. [2]

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The MONA or Hodges number for Gesta invisus is 3943. [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Gesta invisus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  2. 1 2 "Gesta invisus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  3. Pohl, G.R., Patterson, B., & Pelham, J.P. (2016). Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
  4. "A Catalog of the Butterflies of the United States and Canada, J.P. Pelham, rev. 2017". Butterflies of America. Retrieved 2018-01-31.

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