Carterocephalus dieckmanni

Carterocephalus dieckmanni
Carterocephalus dieckmanni gemmatus Leech, 1891 in Oberthür, 1914 Études Lépidopterologie Comparée
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Carterocephalus
Species:	C. dieckmanni
Binomial name
Carterocephalus dieckmanni Graesser, 1888 [1]
Synonyms
Carterocephalus gemmatus Leech, 1891 Carterocephalus demea Oberthür, 1891

Carterocephalus dieckmanni is a species of butterfly found in the East Palearctic (Northeast China, Amur, Ussuri, North Burma) that belongs to the skippers family.

Description from Seitz

For a key to the terms used, see Glossary of entomology terms.

P. dieckmanni Graes. (— gemmatus Leech, demea Oberth.) (87 d) Forewing beneath with the spots in cellules 1 a and 2 united with those in cellule 3, forming an uninterrupted median band. Amur, West-China, Tibet.[2]

Subspecies

• Carterocephalus dieckmanni dieckmanni - southern Amur and Ussuri
• Carterocephalus dieckmanni minor Evans, 1932 - China

See also

• List of butterflies of Russia

References

1. Graeser, 1888 Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Lepidopteren-Fauna des Amurlandes Berl. Ent. Zs. 32 (1): 33-153 (1888), (2): 309-414 (1889)
2. Seitz, A. ed. Band 1: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen Tagfalter, 1909, 379 Seiten, mit 89 kolorierten Tafeln (3470 Figuren)