''Hesperopsis alpheus'', the saltbush sootywing, is a species of spread-wing skipper in the
butterfly
Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...
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 is found in Central America and North America.
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The MONA or Hodges number for ''Hesperopsis alpheus'' is 3980.][
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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
Further reading
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Pyrginae
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Butterflies described in 1876
Taxa named by William Henry Edwards
Butterflies of Central America
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