Hesperiidae
77a0241 –
4061 Lon taxiles
(Edwards, 1881)
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Host familiy: Poaceae. Host genera: Achnatherum Agrostis Agropyron Bromus Dactylis Calamagrostis Glyceria Echinochloa Elymus[=Agropyron] Leersia Muhlenbergia Pascopyrum Phalaris Phleum Poa Leymus Schedonorus Sorghastrum Thinopyrum. Notes: grasses (Brock & Kaufman 2003); many grasses (Allen et al 2005); hay-grasses (Scott 2020). (Shropshire & Douglas 2025)
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| Synonymy: |
taxiles (Edwards, 1881) (Pamphila) - MONA 1983: 4061taxiles (Edwards, 1881) (Pamphila) psaumis (Godman, 1900) (Phycanassa)ssp. b. albimaculatus Spomer, 2021 (Lon) |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
Lon taxiles (Edwards, 1881), formerly in the genus Poanes, is transferred to the genus Lon Grishin, 2019 in Cong et al. (2019), Insecta Mundi, 0731: 39. |
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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.
- Cong, Q., J. Zhang, J. Shen & N.V. Grishin, 2019. Fifty New Genera of Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera). Insecta Mundi, 0731: 1-56.
- 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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