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{{Short description|Species of butterfly}}
{{Speciesbox
{{Speciesbox
| image = Mercurial skipper (Proteides mercurius jamaicensis).JPG
| image = Mercurial skipper (Proteides mercurius jamaicensis).JPG
| genus = Proteides
| genus = Proteides
| species = mercurius
| species = mercurius
| authority = (Fabricius, 1787)
| authority = ([[Johan Christian Fabricius|Fabricius]], 1787)
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'''''Proteides mercurius''''', the '''mercurial skipper''', is a species of dicot skipper in the family of butterflies known as [[Hesperiidae]].<ref name=itis/><ref name=catlife/><ref name=gbif/><ref name=bugref/> It is found in the Caribbean, Central America, North America, and South America.<ref name=itis/>
'''''Proteides mercurius''''', the '''mercurial skipper''', is a species of dicot skipper in the [[butterfly]] family [[Hesperiidae]]. It is found in the [[Caribbean Sea]], Central America, North America, and South America.<ref name=itis/><ref name=gbif/><ref name=buglink/>


The MONA or Hodges number for ''Proteides mercurius'' is 3868.<ref name=mpg/>
The MONA or Hodges number for ''Proteides mercurius'' is 3868.<ref name=mpg/>
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==Subspecies==
==Subspecies==
These five subspecies belong to the species ''Proteides mercurius'':
These five subspecies belong to the species ''Proteides mercurius'':
* ''Proteides mercurius angasi'' <small>Godman & Salvin, 1886</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
* ''Proteides mercurius angasi'' <small>Godman & Salvin, 1886</small>
* ''Proteides mercurius mercurius'' <small>(Fabricius, 1787)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i g b</sup></span>
* ''Proteides mercurius mercurius'' <small>(Fabricius, 1787)</small>
* ''Proteides mercurius sanantonio'' <small>(Lucas, 1857)</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> i</sup></span>
* ''Proteides mercurius sanantonio'' <small>(Lucas, 1857)</small>
* ''Proteides mercurius sanchesi'' <small>Bell & Comstock, 1948</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
* ''Proteides mercurius sanchesi'' <small>Bell & Comstock, 1948</small>
* ''Proteides mercurius vincenti'' <small>Bell & Comstock, 1948</small><span style="color:gray"><sup> c g</sup></span>
* ''Proteides mercurius vincenti'' <small>Bell & Comstock, 1948</small>
<small>Data sources: i = ITIS,<ref name=itis/> c = Catalogue of Life,<ref name=catlife/> g = GBIF,<ref name=gbif/> b = Bugguide.net<ref name=bugref/></small>


==References==
==References==
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| url=https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=706827
| url=https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=706827
| website=Integrated Taxonomic Information System
| website=Integrated Taxonomic Information System
| accessdate=2018-05-02
| accessdate=2019-09-24
}}</ref>
}}</ref>

<ref name=mpg>
<ref name=mpg>
{{Cite web| title=North American Moth Photographers Group, Proteides mercurius
{{Cite web| title=North American Moth Photographers Group, ''Proteides mercurius''
| url=http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=3868
| url=http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=3868
| accessdate=2018-05-02
| accessdate=2019-09-24
}}</ref>
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{{Cite web| title=''Proteides mercurius'' species details
| url=http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/e87714aadc130354608b2b2522a8088a
| website=Catalogue of Life
| accessdate=2018-05-02
}}</ref>
}}</ref>

<ref name=gbif>
<ref name=gbif>
{{Cite web| title=''Proteides mercurius''
{{Cite web| title=''Proteides mercurius''
| url=https://www.gbif.org/species/1942509
| url=https://www.gbif.org/species/1942509
| website=GBIF
| website=GBIF
| accessdate=2018-05-02
| accessdate=2019-09-24
}}</ref>
}}</ref>

<ref name=bugref>
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<ref name=buglink>
{{Cite web| title=''Proteides mercurius'' Species Information
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{{Cite web| title=''Proteides mercurius'' species Information
| url=https://bugguide.net/node/view/474147
| url=https://bugguide.net/node/view/474147
| website=BugGuide.net
| website=BugGuide.net
| accessdate=2018-05-02
| accessdate=2019-09-24
}}</ref>
}}</ref>
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==Further reading==
==Further reading==
{{refbegin}}
{{refbegin}}
* {{Cite book
| last1 = Evans | first1 = W.H.
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| date = 1952
| title = A Catalogue of the American Hesperiidae indicating the classification and nomenclature adopted in the British Museum (Natural History)
| publisher = The British Museum (Natural History)
}}
* {{Cite book
| last1 = Grote | first1 = Aug.R.
| last2 = Robinson | first2 = C.T.
| date = 1868
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| title = List of the Lepidoptera of North America
| url = https://archive.org/details/cihm_04389
| publisher = American Entomological Society
}}
* {{Cite journal
| last1 = Heppner | first1 = J.B.
| date = 2003
| title = Lepidoptera of Florida. Part 1. Introduction and catalog
| url = http://freshfromflorida.s3.amazonaws.com/arthropods-of-florida-vol-17.pdf
| journal = Arthropods of Florida and Neighboring Areas
| publisher = Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
| volume = 17
| issn = 0066-8036
}}
* {{Cite book
| editor-last1 = Hodges | editor-first1 = Ronald W.
| date = 1983
| title = Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico: Including Greenland
| publisher = E.W. Classey and The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation
| isbn = 9780860960164
}}
* {{Cite book
| last1 = Opler | first1 = Paul A.
| date = 1992
| title = A Field Guide to Eastern Butterflies
| publisher = Houghton Mifflin
| isbn = 0-395-63279-X
}}
* {{Cite book
| last1 = Opler | first1 = Paul A.
| date = 1999
| title = A Field Guide to Western Butterflies
| publisher = Houghton Mifflin
| edition = 2nd
| isbn = 0-395-79151-0
}}
* {{Cite journal
| last1 = Pelham | first1 = Jonathan P.
| date = 2008
| title = A catalogue of the butterflies of the United States and Canada with a complete bibliography of the descriptive and systematic literature
| journal = Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera
| volume = 40
| issn = 0022-4324
}}
* {{Cite report
* {{Cite report
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| title = Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
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| date = 2016
| last1 = Pohl | first1 = Greg
| last1 = Pohl | first1 = Greg
| last2 = Patterson | first2 = Bob
| last2 = Patterson | first2 = Bob
| last3 = Pelham | first3 = Jonathan
| last3 = Pelham | first3 = Jonathan
| url = https://www.researchgate.net/publication/302570819
| date = 2016
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| doi = 10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287| doi-access = free
| title = Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
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| doi = 10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287
| doi-access = free
}}
}}
{{refend}}
{{refend}}
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==External links==
==External links==
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* {{Commons-inline}}
* {{Commons category-inline|Proteides mercurius}}
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Latest revision as of 20:09, 21 September 2024

Proteides mercurius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Proteides
Species:
P. mercurius
Binomial name
Proteides mercurius
(Fabricius, 1787)

Proteides mercurius, the mercurial skipper, is a species of dicot skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America.[1][2][3]

The MONA or Hodges number for Proteides mercurius is 3868.[4]

Subspecies

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These five subspecies belong to the species Proteides mercurius:

  • Proteides mercurius angasi Godman & Salvin, 1886
  • Proteides mercurius mercurius (Fabricius, 1787)
  • Proteides mercurius sanantonio (Lucas, 1857)
  • Proteides mercurius sanchesi Bell & Comstock, 1948
  • Proteides mercurius vincenti Bell & Comstock, 1948

References

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  1. ^ "Proteides mercurius Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ^ "Proteides mercurius". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. ^ "North American Moth Photographers Group, Proteides mercurius". Retrieved 2019-09-24.

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