Hesperiidae
77a0112 –
3966 Burnsius communis
(Grote, 1872)
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Host familiy: Amaranthaceae[Chenopodiaceae] Malvaceae. Host genera: Abutilon Alcea Althaea Anoda Callirhoe Chenopodium Eremalche Hibiscus Malva Malvastrum Malvella Modiola Sida Sidalcea Sphaeralcea. Notes: Potentilla sp. ["attempted" oviposting record] (Austin & Leary 2008); mallows (Brock & Kaufman 2003); larvae eat leaves (Scott 2020). (Shropshire & Douglas 2025)
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| Synonymy: |
communis (Grote, 1872) (Hesperia) - MONA 1983: 3966communis (Grote, 1872) (Hesperia) albovittata (Grote, 1873) (Hesperia) occidentalis (Skinner, 1906) (Pyrgus) skinneri (Gunder, 1927) (Urbanus) tessellata (Scudder, 1872) (Hesperia) |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
Burnsius communis (Grote, 1872) was formerly in the genus Pyrgus. |
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| References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.) |
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
- Grishin, N.V., 2019. Expanded phenotypic diagnoses for 24 recently named new taxa of Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera). Taxonomic Report of the International Lepidoptera Survey, 8(1): 1-16.
- Li, W., Q. Cong, J. Shen, J. Zhang W. Hallwachs, D. Janzen, N.V. Grishen, 2019. Genomes of skipper butterflies reveal extensive convergence of wing patterns. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, 116(13): 6232-6237.
- Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
- Species Page at iNaturalist
- Species Page at the Butterflies of America
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