Hesperopsis alpheus (Edwards, 1876) is a animal in the Hesperiidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Hesperopsis alpheus (Edwards, 1876)

Hesperopsis alpheus (Edwards, 1876)

Hesperopsis alpheus, or saltbush sootywing, is a spread-wing skipper butterfly found in North and Central America with Hodges number 3980.

Family
Genus
Hesperopsis
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Hesperopsis alpheus (Edwards, 1876)

Hesperopsis alpheus, commonly known as the saltbush sootywing, is a species of spread-wing skipper belonging to the butterfly family Hesperiidae. It can be found in Central America and North America. The MONA, also called Hodges, number assigned to Hesperopsis alpheus is 3980.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Hesperiidae Hesperopsis

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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