Amblyscirtes hegon (Scudder, 1863)
Canada (Manitoba, New Brunswick, Quebec), Arkansas, Connecticut, NA.Georgia, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio. See [maps]Pepper-and-salt Skipper
[BOA] Interactive Listing of American Butterflies
Listado Interactivo de la Mariposas Americanas; Butterflies of America
[CoL] Catalogue of Life
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Vandepitte, L., Hobern, D., Schalk, P., DeWalt, R. E., Ma, K., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Adlard, R., Aedo, C., et al. (2024). Catalogue of Life Checklist (Version 2024-03-26); https://doi.org/10.48580/dfz8d
[HBN] Francis Hemming, 1937
HÜBNER, A bibliographical and systematic account of the entomological works of Jacob Hübner and of the supplements thereto by Carl Geyer, Gottfried Franz von Frölich and Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer, Vol 1 & 2
[LAMAS-NEO] Gerardo Lamas
Bibliography of butterflies; An Annocated Bibliography of the Neotropical Butterflies and Skipper (Lepididoptera: Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea); Revised Electronic Edition (2007)
[LEPIFORUM] Lepiforum; Bestimmung von Schmetterlingen (Lepidoptera) und ihren Präimaginalstadien
[LepIndex] Global Lepidoptera Index
Beccaloni, G., Scoble, M., Kitching, I., Simonsen, T., Robinson, G., Pitkin, B., Hine, A., Lyal, C., Ollerenshaw, J., Wing, P., & Hobern, D. (2024). Global Lepidoptera Index. In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, L. Vandepitte, D. Hobern, P. Schalk, R. E. DeWalt, K. Ma, J. Miller, T. Orrell, R. Aalbu, J. Abbott, R. Adlard, C. Aedo, et al., Catalogue of Life Checklist (1.1.24.106); https://doi.org/10.48580/dg4lg-49xk
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Some related literature:
Aaron, 1884
List of a collection of diurnal Lepidoptera from southern Texas
Papilio 4 (9/10)
: 172-182
Austin, 1997
Notes on Hesperiidae in northern Guatemala, with description of new taxa
J. Lep. Soc. 51 (4)
: 316-332
Bell, 1927
Description of a new Amblyscirtes from Texas (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera, Hesperiidae)
Bull. Brooklyn Ent. Soc. 22 (4)
: 203-204
Bell, 1959
Descriptions of some new species of Neotropical Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera)
Amer. Mus. Novit. 1962: 1-16, 27f
Burns, 1990 Amblyscirtes: problems with species groups, the limits of the genus, and genus groups beyond--a look at what is wrong with the skipper classification of Evans
J. Lep. Soc. 44 (1): 11-27
Dyar, 1903
A List of North American Lepidoptera and Key to the Literature of this Order of Insects
Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52
: 1-723
Dyar, 1905
A review of the Hesperiidae of the United States
J. N.Y. ent. Soc. 13
: 111-141
Dyar, 1913
Descriptions of new Lepidoptera, chiefly from Mexico
Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 44 (1951)
: 279-324
Dyar, 1923
New American Lepidoptera
Ins. Insc. Menstr. 11 (1/3)
: 12-30
Edwards, 1862
Descriptions of certain Species of Diurnal Lepidoptera found within the limits of the United States and of British America. - No. [1]-3
Proc. Acad. nat. Sci. Philad.13: 160-164 (1861),
14: 54-58, 221-226 (1862)
Edwards, 1864
Descriptions of certain species of Diurnal Lepidoptera, found within the limits of the United States and British America. (No. 1-3)
Proc. ent. Soc. Philad. 2
(1): 14-22, pl. 1, 11 (1863),
(2): 78-82 (1863),
(4): 501-507 (1864)
Edwards, 1869
Descriptions of certain species of diurnal Lepidoptera found in the United States
Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 2
: 311-312
Edwards, 1871
Descriptions of new species of North American butterflies
Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 3
: 266-277
Edwards, 1876
Description of new species of diurnal Lepidoptera found within the United States and British North America
Trans. amer. ent. Soc. 5
: 202-208
Edwards, 1878
Descriptions of new species of North American Lepidoptera
Field & Forest 3
: 115-119, 142-144
Edwards, 1881
Descriptions of new species of diurnal Lepidoptera found within the United States
Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc. 9
: 1-8
Edwards, 1882
Descriptions of new species of diurnal Lepidoptera taken by Mr. H. K. Morrison at Fort Grant and in Graham Mountains, Arizona. 1882
Papilio 2 (8)
: 136-143
Edwards, 1883
Descriptions of new species of Hesperians found in the United States
Papilio 3 (4)
: 71-73
Edwards, 1884
Description. of new species of butterflies mostly from Arizona
Papilio 4 (3)
: 53-58
Evans, 1955
A Catalogue of the American Hesperiidae, indicating the classification and nomenclature adopted in the British Museum. Part IV. Hesperiinae and Megathyminae
Cat. amer. Hesp. Brit. Mus. 4
: 1-499, pl. 54-88
Freeman, 1993
Notes on Amblyscirtes Scudder, with the description of two new subspecies (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae: Hesperiinae)
Ann. Carnegie Mus. 62 (4)
: 341-350
[NACL]; Hodges, 1983
Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico
Check List Lep. Am. N of Mexico
Geyer, [1827-1831]
Zuträge zur Sammlung exotischer Schmettlinge, Vol. 3 [1824-] 1825 [-1831]
Zuträge Samml. exot. Schmett. 3
: [1-3], 4-6, [7], 8-40, [41-48] (1827 - 1831),
: pl. [70-100], f. 401-582 (1824),
: pl. [101-103], f. 583-600 (1825)
Jones, 1926
The Rediscovery of "Hesperia bulenta" Bdl.-Lec., with Notes on other Species (Lepid. Hesperiidae)
Ent. News 37 (7)
: 193-198, pl. 9
[NL4A]; Lamas, 2004
Checklist: Part 4A, Hesperioidea - Papilionoidea
Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera
[BOW]; Lewis, 1974
Butterflies of the World
Plötz, 1882
Die Hesperiinen-Gattung Hesperia Aut. und ihre Arten
Stettin ent. Ztg 43
(7-9): 314-344,
(10-12): 436-456
Plötz, 1884
Analytische Tabellen der Hesperiinen-Gattungen Pyrgus und Carcharodus
Mitt. nat. Ver. Neu-Pomm. 15
: 1-24
[NAB]; Pyle, 1981
Field Guide to North American Butterflies, National Audubon Society
[BOC]; Pyle, 2002
The Butterflies of Cascadia
Scudder, 1863
A List of the Butterflies of New England
Proc. Essex Inst. 3
: 161-179
Scudder, 1872
A systematic Revision of some of the American Butterflies; with brief notes on those known to occur in Essex County, Mass.
4th Ann. Rep. Peabody Acad. Sci. (1871)
: 24-83,errata
Skinner, 1892
A new PamphilaEnt. News 3 (9)
: 222-223
Skinner, 1895
Notes on Rhopalocera, with descriptions of new species
Entomol. News 6 (4)
: 112-114
Skinner, 1899
Notes on Butterflies, with Descriptions of New Species
Ent. News. 10 (5)
: 111-112
Skinner, 1900
North American Hesperidae
Ent. News 11 (4)
: 413-415, pl. 2
Skinner, 1911
New Species of Sub-species of North American Butterflies (Lepid.)
Ent. News 22 (8)
: 412-413
Strand, 1909
Zwei neue afrikanische[sic] Hesperiiden
Int. ent. Z. 3 (33)
: 176-177
Strecker, [1878]
Lepidoptera, Rhopaloceres and Heteroceres, indigenous and exotic, with descriptions and colored illustrations
Lep. Rhopal. Het.
(1): 1-7, pl. 1 (1872),
(2): 9-15, pl. 2 (1873),
(3): 17-24, pl. 3 (1873),
(4): 25-32, pl. 4 (1873),
(5): 33-43, pl. 5 (1873),
(6): 45-50, pl. 6 (1873),
(7): 51-60, pl. 7 (1873),
(8): 61-70, pl. 8 (1874),
(9): 71-80, pl. 9 (1874),
(10): 81-94, pl. 10 (1874),
(11): 95-100, pl. 11 (1874),
(12): 101-108, pl. 12 (1875),
(13): 109-123, pl. 13 (1876),
(14): 125-134, pl. 14 (1878),
(15): 135-143, pl. 15 (1878)
Warren, 1998
A new species of Amblyscirtes from montane western Mexico (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae)
Trop. Lepid. 9: 41-44
Watson, 1893
A proposed classification of the Hesperiidae, with a revision of the genera
Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1893 (1)
: 3-133, pl. 1-3
Wright, 1905
The Butterflies of the West Coast of the United States
Butts. West Coast US
: 3-257
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