Taxonavigation

Familia: Hesperiidae
Subfamilia: Pyrrhopyginae
Tribus: Pyrrhopygini
Subtribus: Pyrrhopygina
Genus: Pyrrhopyge
Species: Pyrrhopyge telassa
Subspecies: (4):
P. t. croceimargo – P. t. phaeax – P. t. silex – P. t. telassa

Name

Pyrrhopyge telassa Hewitson, [1866]

Type Locality: "Ecuador", per Lamas, 2004.

Syntype: ♂ BMNH images.

References

• Butterflies of America

• Bridges, C.A. 1994. Catalogue of the Family-Group, Genus-Group and Species-Group Names of the Hesperioidea (Lepidoptera) of the World. Bridges, Urbana, Illinois. BHL Reference page. 

• Hewitson, W.C. [1866]. Descriptions of New Hesperidae. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London Series 3, Vol. 2: 479–501. Reference page. 

• Draudt, M.W.K. 1917–1924. Die amerikanischen Tagfalter. Lycaenidae and Grypocera. In Seitz, Gross-schmetterlinge der Erde 5: 739–999, Pls.1–194. Reference page. 

• Evans, W.H. 1951–55. A Catalogue of the American Hesperiidae in the British Museum. Pt.1 (1951): x+92pp, pls.1–9; Pt.2 (1952): v.+178pp, pls.10–25; Pt.3 (1953): v+246pp, pls.26–53; Pt.4 (1955): v+499pp, pls. 54–88. Reference page. 

• Lamas, G. 2004. (ed.) Checklist: Part 4A. Hesperioidea - Papilionoidea. In Heppner, J.B. (ed.) Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Vol.5A, Pt.4A. Assn. for Tropical Lepidoptera/Scientific Publishers, Gainesville. 439pp. Reference page. 

• Weeks, A.G., 1905, 1911. Illustrations of Diurnal lepidoptera, with Descriptions. Boston University Press. 117pp, 45 pls. Vol.1, Vol.2. Reference page.