Pseudocopaeodes eunus

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Pseudocopaeodes eunus
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Status TNC G3.svg
Vulnerable  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Hesperiidae
Genus:
Pseudocopaeodes
Species:
P. eunus
Binomial name
Pseudocopaeodes eunus
(Edwards, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Copaeodes eunusEdwards, 1881
  • Copaeodes wrightiiEdwards, 1882
  • Copaeodes chromisSkinner, 1919

Pseudocopaeodes eunus is a rare species of butterfly known by the common name alkali skipper. It is native to northern California and Nevada in the United States, [1] and Baja California in Mexico. [2] There are five subspecies. [3] One, P. e. obscurus, the Carson wandering skipper, is treated as a federally listed endangered species of the United States. As of 2007 there are four known populations. [4]

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This butterfly is brownish to yellowish orange on the upper side and yellowish below. It is 2.5 to 3.2 centimeters in length. [2]

This species occurs on alkali flats. The caterpillar of the species feeds on saltgrass (Distichlis spicata var. stricta). There is little other information about the biology of the species. [1]

Subspecies

References

  1. 1 2 Pseudocopaeodes eunus. The Nature Conservancy.
  2. 1 2 Pseudocopaeodes eunus. Butterflies and Moths of North America.
  3. ↑ USFWS. Determination of endangered status for the Carson Wandering Skipper. Federal Register August 7, 2002.
  4. ↑ USFWS. Pseudocopaeodes eunus obscurus Recovery Plan. September 2007.
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