Pseudocopaeodes eunus
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Name (Latin)
Pseudocopaeodes eunus
Other forms of name
Alkali skipper
Copaeodes wrightii
Wandering skipper (Pseudocopaeodes eunus)
See Also From tracing topical name
Pseudocopaeodes
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q7254694
Library of congress:
sh2009005551
Sources of Information
- Work cat.: 2007473147: Recovery plan for the Carson wandering skipper (Pseudocopaeodes eunus obscurus), 2007:p. 3 (genus Pseudocopaeodes in the family Hesperiidae (skippers) contains only one species, the alkali skipper or wandering skipper (Pseudocopaeodes eunus); species consists of five subspecies including Pseudocopaeodes eunus obscurus, the Carson wandering skipper; this subspecies is locally distributed in grassland habitats on alkaline substrates in eastern Calif. and western Nev.; all subspecies are found in Nev. and Calif.)
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System WWW ITIS report, viewed May 19, 2009(species: Pseudocopaeodes eunus; genus: Pseudocopaeodes; family: Hesperiidae; synonym: Copaeodes wrightii )
Wikipedia description:
Pseudocopaeodes eunus is a rare species of butterfly known by the common name alkali skipper. It is native to northern California and Nevada in the United States, and Baja California in Mexico. There are five subspecies. One, P. e. obscurus, the Carson wandering skipper, is treated as a federally listed endangered species of the United States. As of 2007 there are four known populations. This butterfly is brownish to yellowish orange on the upper side and yellowish below. It is 2.5 to 3.2 centimeters in length. This species occurs on alkali flats. The caterpillar of the species feeds on saltgrass (Distichlis spicata var. stricta). There is little other information about the biology of the species.
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