Oarisma edwardsii
| Oarisma edwardsii | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Oarisma |
| Species: | O. edwardsii
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| Binomial name | |
| Oarisma edwardsii (Barnes, 1897)
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Oarisma edwardsii, or Edwards's skipperling, is a species of grass skipper in the family of butterflies known as Hesperiidae.[2][3][4][5] It was first described by William Barnes in 1897 and it is found in Central and North America.[2]
The MONA or Hodges number for Oarisma edwardsii is 4008.[6]
Description
The fringes of the wings are white-tipped. The upperside is brownish orange, and the forewing cell is brighter. The underside of the forewing is brownish orange with black at the lower margin. The underside of the hindwing is yellowish with orange on the lower margin. The wingspan ranges from 7/8 to 1 1/8 inches or 2.2 to 2.9 centimeters.[7]
References
- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2026-03-09.
- ^ a b "Oarisma edwardsii Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
- ^ "Oarisma edwardsii species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
- ^ "Oarisma edwardsii". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
- ^ "Oarisma edwardsii Species Information". BugGuide. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
- ^ "North American Moth Photographers Group, Oarisma edwardsii". Retrieved 2018-04-21.
- ^ "Edwards' Skipperling Oarisma edwardsii (Barnes, 1897) | Butterflies and Moths of North America". www.butterfliesandmoths.org. Retrieved 2026-03-09.
Further reading
- Pohl, Greg; Patterson, Bob; Pelham, Jonathan (2016). Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico (Report). doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287.