''Atrytonopsis pittacus'', the white-barred skipper, is a species of grass skipper in the family

Hesperiidae Skippers are a group of butterflies placed in the family Hesperiidae within the order Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies). They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea, but have since been placed in the superfamily Papilion ...

. It was described by

William Henry Edwards William Henry Edwards (March 15, 1822 – April 2, 1909) was an American businessman and entomologist. He was an industrial pioneer in the coalfields of West Virginia, opening some of the earliest mines in the southern part of the state. He was ...

in 1882 and is found in Central and North America. The MONA or Hodges number for ''Atrytonopsis pittacus'' is 4085.Pohl, G.R., Patterson, B., & Pelham, J.P. (2016).
Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
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References

* Hodges, Ronald W.; et al., eds. (1983). ''Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico'', xxiv + 284. * Opler, Paul A. (1999). ''A Field Guide to Western Butterflies'', Second Edition, xiv + 540. * Pelham, Jonathan P. (2008). "A catalogue of the butterflies of the United States and Canada with a complete bibliography of the descriptive and systematic literature". ''Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera''. vol. 40, xiv + 658.

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