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Hesperiidae 77a0285 – 3995   Nastra fusca (Grote & Robinson, 1867)

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Distribution: Type locality (fusca): USA: GA & FL. Type locality (neamathla): Florida. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: • Hesperia fusca Grote & Robinson, 1867 • Lerodea neamathla Skinner & Williams, 1923 Taxonomic Notes: Nastra fusca (Grote & Robinson, 1867), formerly a synonym of 3993 N. lherminier (Latreille, [1824]), is raised to full species status with 3995 N. neamathla (Skinner & Williams, 1923) as a new synonym in Zhang et al. (2022).

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at the Butterflies of America Zhang, J., Q. Cong, J. Shen, L. Song, R.J. Gott, P. Boyer, C.S. Guppy, S. Kohler, G. Lamas, P.A. Opler, N.V. Grishin, 2022. Taxonomic discoveries enabled by genomic analysis of butterflies. Taxonomic Report of the International Lepidoptera Survey, 10(7): 1-60.

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