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Hesperiidae
77a0186 – 4052   Problema byssus (Edwards, 1880)
Distribution Data for Problema byssus
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Synonymy: Pamphila byssus Edwards, 1880
Atrytone kumskaka Scudder, 1887
Taxonomic Notes: Problema byssus (Edwards, 1880) was placed in the genus Atrytone with Problema byssus treated as a subgenus of Atrytone in Zhang et al. (2019). MPG follows Pelham (2022) and Pelham (in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) 2023).
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Pelham, J.P., 2022. A Catalogue of the Butterflies of the United States and Canada. Butterflies of America. website [revised 2 February 2022]
  • 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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