Aegiale hesperiaris

Aegiale hesperiaris ♂ from Seitz, 1924.

Aegiale hesperiaris as A. kollari from C. & R. Felder, 1860.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Papilionoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Heteroneura Cladus: Eulepidoptera Cladus: Ditrysia Cladus: Apoditrysia Cladus: Obtectomera Superfamilia: Papilionoidea

Familia: Hesperiidae
Subfamilia: Hesperiinae
Tribus: Megathymini
Genus: Aegiale
Species: Aegiale hesperiaris

Name

Aegiale hesperiaris (Walker, 1856)

Type locality: Mexico

Typus: HT ♀ BMNH, images.

Synonymy

• Castnia hesperiaris Walker, 1856: 1583.
• Aegiale kollari C. & R. Felder, 1870: 111. TL: Mexico: "Maguey".
• Teria agavis Blásquez, 1869: 282. TL: Mexico.
• Acentrocneme hespariaris Druce, 1896
• Aegiale hesperiaris (Walker); Lamas, 2004: 85.

References

• Blasquez, I. 1870. Insectos del Maguey. La Naturaleza 1: 282-290, Figs. 1-5. 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. 
• Felder, C. & Felder, R. 1860. Lepidopterologische Fragmente. Parts 5-6. Wiener Entomologische Monatschrift 4(4): 97–112; 4(8): 225–251, 2 pls.; 394–402. Reference page. 
• Walker, F. 1856. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part VII. Lepidoptera Heterocera. British Museum (Natural History), London. 1509–1808. BHL 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. 

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Vernacular names

English: Tequila Giant-Skipper