Hesperopsis alpheus

Hesperopsis alpheus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Hesperopsis
Species:	H. alpheus
Binomial name
Hesperopsis alpheus (W. H. Edwards, 1876)

Hesperopsis alpheus, the saltbush sootywing, is a species of spread-wing skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. It is found in Central America and North America.[1][2][3]

The MONA or Hodges number for Hesperopsis alpheus is 3980.[4]

Subspecies

These three subspecies belong to the species Hesperopsis alpheus:

• Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus (W. H. Edwards, 1876)
• Hesperopsis alpheus oricus (W. H. Edwards, 1879)
• Hesperopsis alpheus texana Scott, 1981

References

1. "Hesperopsis alpheus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
2. "Hesperopsis alpheus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
3. "Hesperopsis alpheus species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
4. "North American Moth Photographers Group, Hesperopsis alpheus". Retrieved 2019-09-24.

Further reading

• Pohl, Greg; Patterson, Bob; Pelham, Jonathan (2016). Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico (Report). doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287.