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Proteides
''Proteides'' is a Neotropical genus of spread-winged skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. Species The following two species are recognised in the genus ''Proteides'' *'' Proteides maysi'' (Lucas, 1857) Cuba *'' Proteides mercurius'' (Fabricius, 1787) South America, Arizona **''P. m. mercurius'' French Guiana, Suriname **''P. m. sanantonio '' (Lucas, 1857) Cuba **''P. m. angasi '' Godman & Salvin, 1884 Dominica **''P. m. pedro'' (Dewitz, 1877) Puerto Rico **''P. m. jamaicensis '' Skinner, 1920 Jamaica **''P. m. sanchesi'' Bell & Comstock, 1948 Haiti **''P. m. vincenti'' Bell & Comstock, 1948 Saint Vincent **''P. m. grenadensis '' Enrico & Pinchon, 1969 Grenada Former species *''Proteides modius'' Mabille, 1889 - transferred to ''Thoon modius ''Thoon'' is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae Skippers are a family of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) named the Hesperiidae. Being diurnal, they are generally called butterflies. They were p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Proteides Mercurius
''Proteides mercurius'', the mercurial skipper, is a species of dicot skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae Skippers are a family of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) named the Hesperiidae. Being diurnal, they are generally called butterflies. They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea; however, the most recent taxonomy .... It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America. The MONA or Hodges number for ''Proteides mercurius'' is 3868. Subspecies These five subspecies belong to the species ''Proteides mercurius'': * ''Proteides mercurius angasi'' Godman & Salvin, 1886 * ''Proteides mercurius mercurius'' (Fabricius, 1787) * ''Proteides mercurius sanantonio'' (Lucas, 1857) * ''Proteides mercurius sanchesi'' Bell & Comstock, 1948 * ''Proteides mercurius vincenti'' Bell & Comstock, 1948 References Further reading * External links * Eudaminae Articles created by Qbugbot {{hesperiidae-st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |