Taxonavigation

Familia: Hesperiidae
Subfamilia: Pyrrhopyginae
Tribus: Pyrrhopygini
Subtribus: Pyrrhopygina
Genus: Pyrrhopyge
Species: Pyrrhopyge thericles
Subspecies: (8):
P. t. fola – P. t. grinda – P. t. orientis – P. t. ponicia – P. t. pseudophidias – P. t. rileyi – P. t. ronda – P. t. thericles

Name

Pyrrhopyge thericles Mabille, 1891

Type Locality: "Masauary"; "Itaituba" (State of Pará, Brazil) per Evans, 1951.

Syntypes: BMNH, ZMHU, images

References

• Bell, E.L. 1947. New species and subspecies of neotropical Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera). American Museum novitates 1330: 1–9. PDF. Reference page. 

• 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. 
• Butterflies of America.

• 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. 

• Mabille, P. 1891. Description d'Hespérides Nouvelles. Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 35: 59–88; 106–121; 167-187. Reference page.