Ochlodes yuma
Appearance
Ochlodes yuma | |
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Male specie of Ochlodes yuma | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Ochlodes |
Species: | O. yuma
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Binomial name | |
Ochlodes yuma (W. H. Edwards, 1873)
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Ochlodes yuma, the Yuma skipper, is a species of grass skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae that lives in wetlands of western North America.[2][3][4] Its only known host is common reed (Phragmites australis).[5]
The MONA or Hodges number for Ochlodes yuma is 4057.[6]
Subspecies
[edit]These five subspecies belong to the species Ochlodes yuma:
- Ochlodes yuma anasazi S. Cary & Stanford, 1995
- Ochlodes yuma lutea Austin in T. Emmel, 1998
- Ochlodes yuma sacramentorum Austin in T. Emmel, 1998
- Ochlodes yuma scudderi (Skinner, 1899)
- Ochlodes yuma yuma (W. H. Edwards, 1873)
References
[edit]- ^ "Ochlodes yuma". NatureServe Explorer. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ "Ochlodes yuma Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Ochlodes yuma species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ Lotts, Kelly; Naberhaus, Thomas. "Yuma Skipper Ochlodes yuma (W.H. Edwards, 1873) | Butterflies and Moths of North America". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ Shapiro, Art. "Ochlodes yuma | Art Shapiro's Butterfly Site". Art Shapiro's Butterfly Site. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "North American Moth Photographers Group, Ochlodes yuma". Retrieved 2019-09-23.
Further reading
[edit]- Pohl, Greg; Patterson, Bob; Pelham, Jonathan (2016). Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico (Report). doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287.