Pyrgus aladaghensis

Aladagh skipper
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Hesperioidea
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Pyrginae
Genus: Pyrgus
Species: P. aladaghensis
Binomial name
Pyrgus aladaghensis
De Prins & Poorten, 1995[1]

Pyrgus aladaghensis, also known as the Aladagh skipper[2] or Aladag skipper,[3] is a butterfly of the family of Hesperiidae that was first described by Willy De Prins and Dirk van der Poorten in 1995.[1] It is found on the Aladaglar massive of the Taurus Mountains near Niğde, in southern Turkey.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 De Prins, Willy; van der Poorten, Dirk (1995). "Rhopalocera and Grypocera of Turkey 14. Taxonomic revision of the Pyrgus alveus (Hübner, [1803]) complex from Greece to West China, with description of two new species from southern Turkey (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae)" (PDF). Phegea 23 (1): 3644. ISSN 0771-5277. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  2. "Pyrgus aladaghensis". Lepidoptera.eu. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  3. "Pyrgus aladaghensis". AdaMerOs - Butterflies of Turkey. The Butterflies Monitoring & Photography Society in Turkey. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
External identifiers for Pyrgus aladaghensis
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