Urbanus proteus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Taxonomy
class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Papilionoidea → family Hesperiidae → subfamily Pyrginae → tribe Eudamini → genus Urbanus → species Urbanus proteus
Species name(s)
Urbanus proteus (Linnaeus, 1758) = Papilio proteus Linnaeus, 1758 = Goniurus proteus = Eudamus proteus = Urbanus proteus proteus. [9]
Long-tailed Skipper.
urn:lsid:insecta.pro:taxonomy:42896
Expansion
Zoogeographical regions
Nearctic, Neotropic.
Detailed information with references
Distribution
- South America
USA: Texas and Connecticut [125].
Larva food plants / other food objects
Subspecies of Urbanus proteus
- Urbanus proteus domingo (Scudder, 1872). [9]
- U. p. proteus. [9]
Authors
Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.
Text data: Vasiliy Feoktistov.
The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov, Sergei Kotov.
References
- [9] Tree of Life (funet.fi), 2012
- [125] David Carter "Butterflies and Moths". Dorling Kindersley Limited, 9 Henrietta Street, London, 1992.
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