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Hesperiidae
77a0193 – 4044   Polites sonora (Scudder, 1872)
Distribution Data for Polites sonora
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Synonymy: Ochlodes sonora Scudder, 1872
Pamphila siris Edwards, 1881
Polites flavaventris Austin, 1998
Polites longinqua Austin, 1998
Pamphila utahensis Skinner, 1911
Taxonomic Notes: Polites sonora (Scudder, 1872) is placed in the genus Limochores, rev. stat. (Zhang et al. 2019). Pelham (2022), Cat. Butterflies US and Can. [revised 2 February 2022] retains Limochores as a subgenus and is followed herein.
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, P. Opler & N.V. Grishin, 2019. Changes to North American butterfly names. Taxonomic Report of the International Lepidoptera Survey, 8(2): 1-12.

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