Hesperiidae
77a0113 –
3967 Burnsius albezens
Grishin, 2022
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Host familiy: Malvaceae. Host genera: Alcea Callirhoe Hibiscus Malva Malvella Sida Sidalcea Sphaeralcea. Notes: Sphaeralcea ["attempted" oviposting record] (Austin & Leary 2008); mallows (Brock & Kaufman 2003). (Shropshire & Douglas 2025)
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albezens Grishin, 2022 (Burnsius) - MONA 1983: [NEW]; Holotype: Arizona, Cochise Co., Chiricahua Mountains, Portal.albescens of authors; (not Plötz, 1884) (Pyrgus) misappl. - MONA 1983: [3967] |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
Burnsius albezens Grishin, 2022 replaces Burnsius albescens (Plötz, 1884) north of Mexico. "True" albescens is now treated as a subspecies of Burnsius communis (Grote, 1872) in Grishin (2022). |
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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
- Zhang, J., Q. Cong, J.M. Burns, N.V. Grishen, 2022. Checking the checkered taxonomy of Plötz's checkered skippers (Hesperiidae: Pyrgini). Taxonomic Report of the International Lepidoptera Survey, 10(5): 1-32.
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