''Hesperia lindseyi'', known generally as Lindsey's skipper, is a species of
grass skipper
Grass skippers or banded skippers are butterflies of the subfamily Hesperiinae, part of the skipper family, Hesperiidae. The subfamily was established by Pierre André Latreille in 1809.
Description and distribution
With over 2,000 described sp ...
in the
butterfly
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprise ...
family
Hesperiidae. Other common names include the Lindsey's branded skipper and lost-egg skipper. It is found in North America.
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The MONA or Hodges number for ''Hesperia lindseyi'' is 4032.][
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Subspecies
These five subspecies belong to the species ''Hesperia lindseyi'':
* ''Hesperia lindseyi eldorado'' J. Emmel, T. Emmel & Mattoon in T. Emmel, 1998
* ''Hesperia lindseyi lindseyi'' (W. Holland, 1930)
* ''Hesperia lindseyi macneilli'' J. Emmel, T. Emmel & Mattoon in T. Emmel, 1998
* ''Hesperia lindseyi mccorklei'' P. Severns & D. Severns, 2005
* ''Hesperia lindseyi septentrionalis'' J. Emmel, T. Emmel & Mattoon in T. Emmel, 1998
References
Further reading
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Hesperiinae
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