Zestusa

Zestusa is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae subfamily Eudaminae. Species of the genus occur in Mexico and the western United States.

Zestusa
Zestusa figures 3-9
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Subtribe: Loboclina
Genus: Zestusa
Lindsey, 1925
Synonyms
  • Plestia Mabille, 1888

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Zestusa:[1]

  • Zestusa dorus (W. H. Edwards, 1882)
  • Zestusa elwesi (Godman & Salvin, 1893)
  • Zestusa staudingeri (Mabille, 1888)
  • Zestusa levona Steinhauser, 1972


References

  1. Li, Wenlin; Cong, Qian; Shen, Jinhui; Zhang, Jing; Hallwachs, Winnie; Janzen, Daniel H.; Grishin, Nick V. (26 March 2019). "Genomes of skipper butterflies reveal extensive convergence of wing patterns". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116 (13). Supporting Information: Appendix pp.10–24. Bibcode:2019PNAS..116.6232L. doi:10.1073/pnas.1821304116. PMC 6442542. PMID 30877254.
  • Funet Taxonomy, distribution


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