Thespieus Godman, [1900]
Tespieus ; Zikán, 1928, (missp.); [NHM-BMW ]
Thepieus ; Orellana, Warren & Mielke, 2002, (missp.); [NHM-BMW ]
Thespeus ; Breyer, 1945, (missp.); [NHM-BMW ]
Thespias ; Murray, 2000, (missp.); [NHM-BMW ]
Thespicus ; Kaye, 1925, (missp.); [NHM-BMW ]
Thespieus ; [P&N23 ]; [LepIndex ]; [CoL ] ; [iNaturalist ] ; [NHM-BMW ]
Thespieus (Hesperiinae); [NL4A] , 81
Thespius ; Nicolay, 1973, (missp.); [NHM-BMW ]
Thespieus abatira (Zikán, 1938)
Brazil(Rio de Janeiro). See [maps ]
Thespicus[sic] abatira Zikán, 1938; ; TL : Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
Thespieus abauna (Zikán, 1938)
Brazil(Rio de Janeiro). See [maps ]
Thespicus[sic] abauna Zikán, 1938; ; TL : Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
Thespieus argentina Draudt, 1923
Argentina. See [maps ]
Thespieus argentina Draudt, 1923; ; TL : Argentina
Thespieus aspernatus Draudt, 1923
Paraguay. See [maps ]
Thespieus aspernatus Draudt, 1923; ; TL : Paraguay
Thespieus caraca Evans, 1955
Brazil(Minas Gerais). See [maps ]
Thespieus caraca Evans, 1955; ; TL : Brazil, Minas Gerais
Thespieus castor Hayward, 1948
Brazil(Santa Catarina). See [maps ]
Thespieus castor Hayward, 1948; ; TL : Brazil, Santa Catarina
Thespieus catochra (Plötz, 1882)
Brazil(Rio Grande do Sul), Uruguay, Argentina. See [maps ]
Thespieus dalman (Latreille, [1824])
Mexico - Colombia, Peru, Brazil. See [maps ]
Goniloba dalmanni[sic, dalman ] ; Westwood, 1852
Hesperia dalmani[sic, dalman ] ;
Proteides dalmani[sic, dalman ] ; Kirby, 1871
Thespieus dalman ; Brown & Mielke, 1967, J. Lep. Soc. 21 (2) (3): 166 ; [BOW] : pl. 87, f. 30; [NL4A] , #2153; [LepIndex ] ; [CoL ] ; [iNaturalist ] ; [BOA ] ; [BAMONA ]
Thespieus dalmani[sic, dalman ] ; Godman & Salvin, [1900], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2 : 520 , 3 : pl. 96 , f. 37-40
Thracides dalmannii[sic, dalman ] ; Berg, 1882
Thespieus duidensis Bell, 1932
Venezuela. See [maps ]
Thespieus duidensis Bell, 1932; ; TL : Venezuela
Thespieus ethemides (Burmeister, 1878)
Argentina, Brazil(Rio Grande do Sul). See [maps ]
Thracides ethemides Burmeister, 1878; ; TL : Argentina
Thespieus dissultus Draudt, 1923; ; TL : Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul
Thespieus fassli (Draudt, 1923)
Peru. See [maps ]
Hylephila fassli Draudt, 1923; ; TL : Peru
Thespieus fulvangula (Weymer, 1890)
Ecuador. See [maps ]
Hesperia fulvangula Weymer, 1890; Reisen Süd-America : 126 ; TL : Ecuador
Thespieus minus Bell, 1942; ; TL : Ecuador
Thespieus haywardi Evans, 1937
Argentina(Tucumán, La Rioja). See [maps ]
Thespieus haywardi Evans, 1937; ; TL : Argentina
Thespieus hieroglyphica Draudt, 1923
Bolivia. See [maps ]
Thespieus hieroglyphica Draudt, 1923; ; TL : Bolivia
Thespieus himella (Hewitson, 1868)
Brazil(Rio de Janeiro). See [maps ]
Thespieus homochromus Mielke, 1978
Brazil(Paraná). See [maps ]
Thespieus homochromus Mielke, 1978; ; TL : Brazil, Paraná
Thespieus inez Nicolay, 1973
Colombia. See [maps ]
Thespius[sic] inez Nicolay, 1973; J. Lep. Soc. 27 (4) : 255, f. 28, 28a, 33-35; TL : Archabuco, 2200m, Dept. of Boyacá, Colombia
Thespieus jora Evans, 1955
Brazil(Paraná). See [maps ]
Thespieus jora Evans, 1955; ; TL : Brazil, Paraná
Thespieus lutetia (Hewitson, [1866])
Brazil, Argentina. See [maps ]
Hesperia lutetia Hewitson, [1866]; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. (3) 2 (6) : 495 ; TL : Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
Thespieus chlorocephala Röber, 1925; ; TL : Brazil
Thespieus moneraspernatus Hayward, 1939; ; TL : Argentina
Thespieus macareus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)
Mexico - Venezuela. See [maps ]
Chestnut-marked Skipper
Thespieus macarens ; Strand, 1920, (missp.)
Thespieus macareus ; Godman & Salvin, [1900], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2 : 520 , 3 : pl. 96 , f. 41-43; [NACL] , #4124; [BOW] : pl. 87, f. 32; [Opler ]; [NL4A] , #2165; [MPG ] ; [P&N23 ]; [LepIndex ] ; [CoL ] ; [iNaturalist ] ; [BOA ] ; [BAMONA ]
Thespieus matucanae Lindsey, 1925
Peru. See [maps ]
Thespieus matucanae Lindsey, 1925; ; TL : Peru
Thespieus opigena (Hewitson, 1866)
Ecuador, Peru. See [maps ]
Thespieus othna (Butler, 1870)
Mexico, Brazil. See [maps ]
T. o. othna Colombia, Venezuela
Thespieus bogotana Draudt, 1923; ; TL : Colombia
T. o. tinka Evans, 1955 Colombia
othna tinka Evans, 1955; ; TL : Colombia
Thespieus peruviae Lindsey, 1925
Peru. See [maps ]
Thespieus peruviae Lindsey, 1925; ; TL : Peru
Thespieus pinda Evans, 1955
Peru. See [maps ]
Thespieus pinda Evans, 1955; ; TL : Peru
Thespieus tapayuna (Zikán, 1938)
Brazil(Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo), Colombia. See [maps ]
Thespicus[sic] tapayuna Zikán, 1938; ; TL : Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
Thespieus paula Evans, 1955; ; TL : Brazil, São Paulo
Thespieus thona Evans, 1955
Peru. See [maps ]
Thespieus thona Evans, 1955; ; TL : Peru
Thespieus tihoneta (Weeks, 1901)
-. See [maps ]
T. t. tihoneta Bolivia
Thespieus superior Draudt, 1923; ; TL : Bolivia
Nisoniades tithoneta ; Sharp, 1901, (missp.)
Thespieus tihoneta tihoneta ; [NL4A] , #2173a; [BOA ]
T. t. ovallei Bell, 1938 Colombia
tihoneta ovallei Bell, 1938; ; TL : Colombia
T. t. pampa Evans, 1955 Peru
tihoneta pampa Evans, 1955; ; TL : Peru
Thespieus vividus (Mabille, 1891)
Brazil(Rio de Janeiro). See [maps ]
Thespieus oividus[sic, vividus ] ; Hoffmann, 1934
Thespieus viridis[sic, vividus ] ; Biezanko et al., 1960
Thespieus vividis[sic, vividus ] ; Hayward, 1940
Thespieus vividus ; [NL4A] , #2174; [LepIndex ] ; [CoL ] ; [iNaturalist ] ; [BOA ]
Thespieus xarina Hayward, 1948
Argentina. See [maps ]
Thespieus xarina Hayward, 1948; ; TL : Argentina
Thespieus xarippe (Butler, 1870)
-. See [maps ]
T. x. xarippe
Thespieus xarippe xarippe ; [NL4A] , #2176a; [BOA ]
T. x. hallia Evans, 1955 Colombia
xarippe hallia Evans, 1955; ; TL : Colombia
Thespieus zikani Mielke, 1971
Colombia. See [maps ]
Thespieus zikani Mielke, 1971; ; TL : Colombia
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References:
[BAMONA] Opler, Pavulaan, Stanford & Pogue
Butterflies and Moths of North America; Mountain Prairie Information Node
[BCA] electronic
BIOLOGIA CENTRALI-AMERICANA
[BOA] Interactive Listing of American Butterflies
Listado Interactivo de la Mariposas Americanas; Butterflies of America
[CoL] Catalogue of Life
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Vandepitte, L., Hobern, D., Schalk, P., DeWalt, R. E., Ma, K., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Adlard, R., Aedo, C., et al. (2024). Catalogue of Life Checklist (Version 2024-03-26); https://doi.org/10.48580/dfz8d
[JLS]
Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society ; the original J. Lep. Soc. articles
[LepIndex] Global Lepidoptera Index
Beccaloni, G., Scoble, M., Kitching, I., Simonsen, T., Robinson, G., Pitkin, B., Hine, A., Lyal, C., Ollerenshaw, J., Wing, P., & Hobern, D. (2024). Global Lepidoptera Index. In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, L. Vandepitte, D. Hobern, P. Schalk, R. E. DeWalt, K. Ma, J. Miller, T. Orrell, R. Aalbu, J. Abbott, R. Adlard, C. Aedo, et al., Catalogue of Life Checklist (1.1.24.106); https://doi.org/10.48580/dg4lg-49xk
[MPG]
North American Moth Photographers Group
[NHM-BMW] Natural History Museum
Butterflies and Moths of the World; Generic Names and their Type-species
[Opler] Opler & Warren, 2003
Butterflies of North America. 2. Scientific Names List for Butterfly Species of North America, north of Mexico.
[P&N23] Pohl & Nanz, 2023
Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico
[iNaturalist]
iNaturalist
[maps]
Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.
Some related literature:
Brown & Mielke, 1967
Lepidoptera of the Central Brazil Plateau. I. Preliminary list of Rhopalocera
J. Lep. Soc. 21 (2)
(2): 77 -106,
(3): 145 -168
Butler, 1870
Descriptions of some new diurnal Lepidoptera, chiefly Hesperiidae
Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1870 (4)
: 485 -520
Dyar, 1913
Descriptions of new Lepidoptera, chiefly from Mexico
Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 44 (1951)
: 279 -324
Latreille, [1824]
Encyclopédie Méthodique. Histoire naturelle Entomologie, ou histoire naturelle des crustacés, des arachnides et des insectes
Encyclopédie Méthodique 9
(1): 3 -328 (1819),
(2): 329 -828 ([1824])
Godman & Salvin, [1900]; Godman & Salvin, [1901]; Godman in Godman & Salvin, [1900]
Biologia Centrali-Americana. Rhopalocera. (1887-1901)
Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop.
2 : 1 -741 (?782),
3 : pl. 1 -112
Herrich-Schäffer, 1868
Prodromus Systematics Lepidopterorum
Prodr. Syst. Lep. 3
: 1 -84
Hewitson, 1873
Illustrations of new species of exotic Butterflies selected chiefly from the collections of W. Wilson Saunders and William C. Hewitson
Ill. exot. Butts [5]
: (Systematic Index) V ,
(Anteros): [1 -2], pl. [1 ] (1867),
(Erycina & Necyria): [3 -4], pl. [2 ] (1870),
(Erycina Symmachia &c): [5 -6], pl. [3 ] (1875),
(Necyria & Esthemopsis): [7 -8], pl. [4 ] (1872),
(Calydna): [9 -10], pl. [5 ] (1854),
(Calydna II): [11 -12], pl. [6 ] (1859),
(Theope): [13 -14], pl. [7 ] (1860),
(Symmachia): [15 -16], pl. [8 ] (1867),
(Symmachia & Charis II): [17 -18], pl. [9 ] (1871),
(Charis): [19 -20], pl. [10 ] (1866),
(Emesis): [21 -22], pl. [11 ] (1872),
(Nymphidium I): [23 -24], pl. [12 ] (1853),
(Nymphidium II-III): [25 -28], pl. [13 -14] (1865),
(Nymphidium IV): [29 -30], pl. [15 ] (1871),
(Lemonias I): [31 -32], pl. [16 ] (1853),
(Lemonias II): [33 -34], pl. [17 ] (1858),
(Lemonias III-IV): [35 -38], pl. [18 -19] (1863),
(Lemonias V): [39 -40], pl. [20 ] (1872),
(Lemonias & Baeotis): [41 -42], pl. [21 ] (1875),
(Lemonias & Baeotis): [43 -44], pl. [22 ] (1874),
(Pachythone & Cremna): [45 -46], pl. [23 ] (1873),
(Hades, Uraneis, &c): [47 -48], pl. [24 ] (1870),
(Limnas I-II): [49 -52], pl. [25 -26] (1853),
(Limnas & Panara): [53 -54], pl. [27 ] (1875),
(Limnas &c): [55 -56], pl. [28 ] (1876),
(Limnas & Ithomeis): [57 -58], pl. [29 ] (1870),
(Chamaelimnas & Ithomiola): [59 -60], pl. [30 ] (1871),
(Hermathena &c): [61 -62], pl. [31 ] (1875),
(Ogyris): [63 -64], pl. [32 ] (1853),
(Pentila & Liptena): [65 -66], pl. [33 ] (1866),
(Pentila & Liptena II): [67 -68], pl. [34 ] (1873),
(Lycaena): [69 -70], pl. [35 ] (1876),
(Pyrrhopyga I-II): [71 -74], pl. [36 -37] (1857),
(Pyrrhopyga): [75 -76], pl. [38 ] (1869),
(Pyrrhopyga II-III): [77 -80], pl. [39 -40] (1871),
(Pyrrhopyga IV): [81 -82], pl. [41 ] (1873),
(Pyrrhopyga V & Erycides): [83 -84], pl. [42 ] (1875),
(Ismene I-II): [85 -88], pl. [43 -44] (1867),
(Eudamus): [89 -90], pl. [45 ] (1873),
(Eudamus II-III): [91 -94], pl. [46 -47] (1875),
(Chaetocneme): [95 -96], pl. [48 ] (1874),
(Hesperia I-II): [97 -100], pl. [49 -50] (1867),
(Hesperia III): [101 -102], pl. [51 ] (1868),
(Hesperia IV): [103 -104], pl. [52 ] (1869),
(Hesperia V): [105 -106], pl. [53 ] (1872),
(Hesperia V*-VI): [107 -110], pl. [54 -55] (1873),
(Hesperia VII): [111 -112], pl. [56 ] (1876),
(Leucochitonea): [113 -114], pl. [57 ] (1869),
(Leucochitonea II): [115 -116], pl. [58 ] (1875),
(Pterygospidea): [117 -118], pl. [59 ] (1873),
(Cyclopides): [119 -120], pl. [60 ] (1874),
(Cyclopides & Hesperilla): [121 -122], pl. [61 ] (1874)
Hewitson, [1866]
Descriptions of new Hesperidae
Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. (3) 2 (6)
: 479 -501
Hewitson, 1868
Descriptions of one Hundred new Species of Hesperidae. (2)
Descr. One Hundred new Spec. Hesp. (2): [2] + pp. 25 (from sp. 7 hypaepa)-56
[NACL]; Hodges, 1983
Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico
Check List Lep. Am. N of Mexico
[NL4A]; Lamas, 2004
Checklist: Part 4A, Hesperioidea - Papilionoidea
Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera
[BOW]; Lewis, 1974
Butterflies of the World
Mabille, 1891
Description d'Hespérides nouvelles (1-3)
Bull. Soc. Ent. Belg. 35
(16): lix -lxxxviii,
(17): cvi -cxxi,
(18): clxviii -clxxxvii
Nicolay, 1973
Descriptions of new Neotropical Hesperiidae
J. Lep. Soc. 27 (4) : 243-257, 35fgs
Plötz, 1882
Die Hesperiinen-Gattung Hesperia Aut. und ihre Arten
Stettin ent. Ztg 43
(7-9): 314 -344,
(10-12): 436 -456
Weeks, 1901
New diurnal Lepidoptera from South America
Can. Ent. 33 (12)
: 321 -324
Weymer in Weymer & Maassen, 1890
Lepidoptera gesammelt auf einer Reise durch Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brasilien, Argentinien und Bolivien in den Jahren 1868-1877 von Alphons Stübel
Reisen Süd-America
: 1 -182, pl. 1 -9
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