Onespa
Andrew V. Z. Brower and Andrew Warren
- Onespa brockorum
- Onespa nakamura
- Onespa gala
- Onespa nubis
Introduction
A small montane or cloud forest genus ranging from northern Mexico to Costa Rica (Austin & Warren 2009). Larvae have been recorded on Chusquea bamboo and probably feed on other Poaceaea as well.
References
Austin, GT & Warren, AD. 2009. New looks at and for Onespa, Buztges, and Librita (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae: Hesperiinae) with new combinations and descriptions of a new genus and six new species. Insecta Mundi 89, 1-55.
Lamas G ed. 2004. Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Checklist: Part 4A Hesperioidea - Papiionoidea. Gainesville: Scientific Publishers/Association of Tropical Lepidoptera.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Onespa nubis |
|---|---|
| Location | El Salvador: Hiacienda Monte Cristo, Cerro Miramundo Cloud Forest, 2300 m. |
| Comments | Holotype (MGCL) |
| Reference | Austin GT & Warren AD. 2009. New looks at and for Onespa, Buzyges, and Librita (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae: Hesperiinae) with new combinations and descriptions of a new genus and six new species. Insecta Mundi 89, 1-55,Figs. 1, 2. |
| Specimen Condition | Dead Specimen |
| Sex | Male |
| Life Cycle Stage | adult |
| View | dorsal/ventral |
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University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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