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Spathilepia clonius (Cramer, 1775)
(Falcate Skipper)

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S TX (sporadic) to N Argentina

Synonymy

(From: A Catalogue of the Butterflies of the United States and Canada, Jonathan P. Pelham)

  Genus Spathilepia Butler, 1870

Entomol. Mon. Mag. 7(75): 57. Type-species: Papilio clonius Cramer, 1775, Uitl. Kapellen 1(7): 126, pl. 80, figs. C, D; (8): 152 (index), by original designation.

 

Spathilepia clonius (Cramer, 1775)

Uitl. Kapellen 1(7): 126-127, pl. 80, figs. C ♂ D, D ♂ V; (8): 152 (index).

Original Combination: Pap[ilio]. Pleb[ejus]. Urbicol[a]. Clonius

Type Locality: “Surinamen” “Suriname”

Types: Type(s) probably lost (collection L. Juliaans).

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