Pellicia

Pellicia Herrich-Schäffer, 1870

Pellicia Herrich-Schäffer, 1870; CorrespBl. zool.-min Ver. Regensburg 24: 159; TS: Pellicia dimidiata Herrich-Schäffer
Hemipteris Mabille, 1889; Le Naturaliste 11 / (2) 3: 216; TS: Hemipteris fumida Mabille
- = Pellicia; [NL4A], 52

Hemipteris; [NHM-BMW]
Peilicia; Hayward, 1947, (missp.); [NHM-BMW]
Pellicia; Godman & Salvin, [1894], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 367; [P&N23]; [LepIndex]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [NHM-BMW] ; [NHM-BMW]
Pellicia (Pyrgini); [NL4A], 52

Pellicia angra Evans, 1953 Mexico. See [maps] Confused Pellicia
- Pellicia angra Evans, 1953; ; TL: Mexico, Veracruz
- Pellicia angra; [NL4A], #931; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA] ; [BAMONA]
Misidentified/misapplied:
- Pellicia angra (= Pallicia arina?); [NACL], #3926
412x467 (~22Kb) ♂ Belize, Central America, Photo © John Shuey
- P. a. angra Mexico
  - Pellicia angra angra; [NL4A], #931a; [BOA]
- P. a. axina Evans, 1953 Ecuador
  - angra axina Evans, 1953; ; TL: Ecuador
  - Pellicia angra axina; [NL4A], #931b; [LepIndex]; [CoL] ; [BOA]
Pellicia arina Evans, 1953 Mexico. See [maps] Glazed Pellicia
- Pellicia arina Evans, 1953; ; TL: Mexico, Veracruz
- Pellicia arina; [NACL], #3927; [NL4A], #932; [Opler]; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA] ; [BAMONA]
- Pellicia costimacula arina; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
Pellicia costimacula Herrich-Schäffer, 1870 -. See [maps]
- Pellicia costimacula Herrich-Schäffer, 1870; CorrespBl. zool.-min Ver. Regensburg 24: 160; TL: [Brazil]
- Pellicia costimacula; Godman & Salvin, [1894], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 370, 3: pl. 88, f. 16-18; [BOW]: pl. 84, f. 51; [NL4A], #933; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
- P. c. costimacula Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina
  - Anastrus subviolaceus Mabille, 1883; ; TL: Brazil
    
    = ; [NL4A], #933a
  - Achlyodes guilfordi Weeks, 1901; Proc. New England Zool. Club 2: 106; TL: Bolivia, Coroico
    
    = ; [NL4A], #933a
  - Pellicia hebe Hayward, [1940]; Rev. Chil. Hist. Nat. 43: (147-151) ; TL: Argentina
    
    = ; [NL4A], #933a
  - Pellicia cestimacula; J. & R. G. Maza, 1985, (missp.)
  - Pellicia costimacula costimacula; Brown & Mielke, 1967, J. Lep. Soc. 21 (2) (3): 161; [NL4A], #933a; [BOA]
- P. c. litoralis Biezanko & Mielke, 1973 Brazil(Rio Grande do Sul)
  - costimacula litoralis Biezanko & Mielke, 1973; ; TL: Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul
  - Pellicia costimacula litoralis; [NL4A], #933b; [LepIndex]; [CoL] ; [BOA]
Pellicia demetrius (Plötz, 1882) Brazil. See [maps]
- Arteurotia demetrius Plötz, 1882; ; TL: Brazil
- Pellicia demetrius; [NL4A], #934; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [BOA]
Pellicia dimidiata Herrich-Schäffer, 1870 -. See [maps] Morning Glory Pellicia
- Pellicia dimidiata Herrich-Schäffer, 1870; CorrespBl. zool.-min Ver. Regensburg 24: 160; TL: Mexico; Venezuela
- Pellicia dimidiata; [BOW]: pl. 84, f. 51 (text); [NL4A], #935; [Opler]; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [BOA] ; [BAMONA]
- P. d. dimidiata Mexico, Venezuela, Surinam, Panama, Colombia
  - Pellicia didia Möschler, 1877; Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 26: 340, pl. 4, f. 28; TL: Surinam
    
    = ; [NL4A], #935a
  - Pellicia corinna Plötz, 1882; Berl. ent. Zs. 26 (2): 254 (repl. name); TL: Mexico,Venezuela
    
    = ; [NL4A], #935a
  - Achlyodes nivonicus Plötz, 1884; Jb. nassau. Ver. Naturk. 37 (1884): 14; TL: Mexico
    
    = ; [NL4A], #935a
  - Pellicia bilinea Mabille, 1889; Le Naturaliste 11 / (2) 3: 216; TL: Panama, Chiriqui
    
    = Pellicia didia; Godman & Salvin, [1894], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 371
    = ; [NL4A], #935a
  - Pamphila bobae Weeks, 1906; Ent. News 17 (6): 203; TL: Suapure, Venezuela
    
    = ; [NL4A], #935a
  - Pellicia hypsipyle Hayward, 1947; ; TL: Colombia
    
    = ; [NL4A], #935a
  - Pellicia bilinea; [BOA]
  - Pellicia didia; Godman & Salvin, [1894], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 371, 3: pl. 88, f. 19-23
  - Pellicia dimidata; Mielke, 1973, (missp.)
  - Pellicia dimidiata dimidiata; [NL4A], #935a; [P&N23]; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
- P. d. meno (Mabille, 1889) Panama, .?., Brazil(Minas Gerais)
  - Arteurotia meno Mabille, 1889; Le Naturaliste 11 / (2) 3: 239; TL: Panama, Line of Railway
  - Pellicia brasiliensis Williams & Bell, 1939; ; TL: Brazil(Minas Gerais)
    
    = ; [NL4A], #935b
  - Pellicia dimidiata meno; [NL4A], #935b; [LepIndex]; [CoL] ; [BOA]
  - Pellicia meno; Godman & Salvin, [1894], Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 372, 3: pl. 88, f. 24-25
- P. d. zamia Plötz, 1882 Argentina
  - Pellicia zamia Plötz, 1882; ; TL: S.Amer.
  - Pellicia subostrina Hayward, 1933; ; TL: Argentina
    
    = ; [NL4A], #935c
  - Pellicia hertha Hayward, [1940]; Rev. Chil. Hist. Nat. 43: (147-151) ; TL: Argentina
    
    = ; [NL4A], #935c
  - Pellicia dimidiata zamia; Brown & Mielke, 1967, J. Lep. Soc. 21 (2) (3): 161; [NL4A], #935c; [LepIndex]; [CoL] ; [BOA]
  - Pellicia zamia; [BOW]: pl. 85, f. 1
Pellicia hersilia Hayward, [1940] Argentina, Brazil(Rio de Janeiro, Mato Grosso). See [maps]
- Pellicia hersilia Hayward, [1940]; Rev. Chil. Hist. Nat. 43: (147-151) ; TL: Argentina
- Pellicia rubescens Plötz, 1882; (preocc. Möschler, 1877); TL: Brazil(Rio de Janeiro)
  - = ; [NL4A], #936
- Pellicia chapada Williams & Bell, 1939; ; TL: Brazil(Mato Grosso)
  - = ; [NL4A], #936
- Pellicia chapada; Brown & Mielke, 1967, J. Lep. Soc. 21 (2) (3): 161
- Pellicia hersilia; [NL4A], #936; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
Pellicia klugi Williams & Bell, 1939 Peru. See [maps]
- Pellicia klugi Williams & Bell, 1939; ; TL: Peru
- Pellicia klugi; [NL4A], #937; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [BOA]
Pellicia najoides Hayward, 1933 Argentina. See [maps]
- Pellicia najoides Hayward, 1933; ; TL: Argentina
- Pellicia najaoides; Evans, 1933, (missp.)
- Pellicia najoides; [NL4A], #938; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
- Pellicia vecina najoides; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
Pellicia ranta Evans, 1953 -. See [maps]
- Pellicia ranta Evans, 1953; ; TL: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
- Pellicia ranta; [NL4A], #939; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
- P. r. ranta Brazil(Rio de Janeiro)
  - Pellicia ranta ranta; [NL4A], #939a; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
- P. r. rancida Evans, 1953 Paraguay
  - ranta rancida Evans, 1953; ; TL: Paraguay
  - Pellicia ranta rancida; Brown & Mielke, 1967, J. Lep. Soc. 21 (2) (3): 161; [NL4A], #939b; [LepIndex]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
Pellicia santana Williams & Bell, 1939 Peru. See [maps]
- Pellicia santana Williams & Bell, 1939; ; TL: Peru
- Pellicia santana; [NL4A], #940; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
Pellicia simulator Williams & Bell, 1939 Peru. See [maps]
- Pellicia simulator Williams & Bell, 1939; ; TL: Peru
- Pellicia simulator; [NL4A], #941; [BOA]
Pellicia theon Plötz, 1882 Brazil(Mato Grosso). See [maps]
- Pellicia theon Plötz, 1882; ; TL: S.Amer
- Pellicia nema Williams & Bel, 1939; ; TL: Brazil, Mato Grosso
  - = ; [NL4A], #942
- Pellicia nema; [BOA]
- Pellicia theon; [NL4A], #942; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
Pellicia tonga Evans, 1953 Colombia. See [maps]
- Pellicia tonga Evans, 1953; ; TL: Colombia
- Pellicia theon tonga; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
- Pellicia tonga; [NL4A], #943; [BOA]
Pellicia trax Evans, 1953 Ecuador. See [maps]
- Pellicia trax Evans, 1953; ; TL: Ecuador
- Pellicia theon trax; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
- Pellicia trax; [NL4A], #944; [BOA]
Pellicia tyana Plötz, 1882 -. See [maps]
- Pellicia tyana Plötz, 1882; Berl. ent. Zs. 26 (2): 255; TL: S.Amer.
- Pellicia tyana; [NL4A], #945; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
- P. t. tyana Brazil, Ecuador
  - Hemipteris fumida Mabille, 1889; Le Naturaliste 11 / (2) 3: 216; TL: Brazil, Pará
    
    = ; [NL4A], #945a
  - Pellicia violacea Mabille, 1891; Bull. Soc. Ent. Belg. 35 (16): lxxvi; TL: [Brazil]
    
    = ; [NL4A], #945a
  - Pellicia aeguatoria Williams & Bell, 1939; ; TL: Ecuador
    
    = ; [NL4A], #945a
  - Pellicia tyana tyana; [NL4A], #945a; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
- P. t. toza Evans, 1953 Colombia
  - tyana toza Evans, 1953; ; TL: Colombia
  - Pellicia toza; [iNaturalist]
  - Pellicia tyana toza; [NL4A], #945b; [LepIndex]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BOA]
Pellicia vecina Schaus, 1902 -. See [maps]
- Pellicia vecina Schaus, 1902; Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 24 (1262): 430; TL: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
- Pellicia vecina; [NL4A], #946; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [BOA]
- P. v. vecina Brazil(Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul)
  - Pellicia vecina cyanea Biezanko & Mielke, 1973; ; TL: Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul
    
    = ; [NL4A], #946a
  - Pellicia vecina cyanea; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
  - Pellicia vecina vecina; [NL4A], #946a; [BOA]
- P. v. naja Steinhauser, 1989 Peru
  - Pellicia vecina naja Steinhauser, 1989; ; TL: Peru
  - Pellicia vecina naja; [NL4A], #946b; [BOA]

Unmatched external taxa

Pellicia crispus caerula; [BOA]
Pellicia crispus crispus; [BOA]

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References:

[BAMONA] Opler, Pavulaan, Stanford & Pogue
Butterflies and Moths of North America; Mountain Prairie Information Node
[BCA] electronic
BIOLOGIA CENTRALI-AMERICANA
[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
[John Shuey]
e-mail: jshuey at tnc.org; Director of Conservation Science; Indiana Office of The Nature Conservancy; http://www.nature.org
[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
[MPG]
North American Moth Photographers Group
[NHM-BMW] Natural History Museum
Butterflies and Moths of the World; Generic Names and their Type-species
[Opler] Opler & Warren, 2003
Butterflies of North America. 2. Scientific Names List for Butterfly Species of North America, north of Mexico.
[P&N23] Pohl & Nanz, 2023
Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico
[RCHN]
Revista Chile de Historia Natural (contents)
[iNaturalist]
iNaturalist
[maps]
Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.

Some related literature:

Brown & Mielke, 1967
Lepidoptera of the Central Brazil Plateau. I. Preliminary list of Rhopalocera J. Lep. Soc. 21 (2) (2): 77-106, (3): 145-168
Godman & Salvin, [1894]
Biologia Centrali-Americana. Rhopalocera. (1887-1901) Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Rhop. 2: 1-741 (?782), 3: pl. 1-112
Hayward, [1940]
Three new Pellicia (Lep. Hesperiidae) Rev. Chil. Hist. Nat. 43 : 147-151 (1939)
[NACL]; Hodges, 1983
Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico Check List Lep. Am. N of Mexico
[NL4A]; Lamas, 2004
Checklist: Part 4A, Hesperioidea - Papilionoidea Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera
[BOW]; Lewis, 1974
Butterflies of the World
Mabille, 1889
Diagnoses de Lépidoptères nouveaux Le Naturaliste 11 / (2) 3 : 25,59,67-68,99,127,133-134,144-145,173-174,216-217,239
Mabille, 1891
Description d'Hespérides nouvelles (1-3) Bull. Soc. Ent. Belg. 35 (16): lix-lxxxviii, (17): cvi-cxxi, (18): clxviii-clxxxvii
Möschler, 1877
Beiträge zur Schmetterlings-Fauna von Surinam Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 26 : 293-352, pl. 3-4
Plötz, 1882
Einige Hesperiinen-Gattungen und deren Arten Berl. ent. Zs. 26 (1): 71-82, (2): 253-266
Plötz, 1884
Die Hesperiinen-Gruppe der Achlyoden Jb. nassau. Ver. Naturk. 37 (1884) : 1-55
Schaus, 1902
Descriptions of New American Butterflies Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 24 (1262) : 383-460
Weeks, 1901
Descriptions of some new butterflies of the genera Thecla, Euptychia, Telegonus and Achlyodes Proc. New England Zool. Club 2 : 101-108
Weeks, 1906
New species of butterflies Ent. News 17 (6) : 195-204

Additional information sources:

Dr. Gustavo R. Canals
62 Nº 339 Dto. 1 (1 y 2); La Plata B1904AGM; Buenos Aires - Argentina; e-mail: Gustavo Canals; Telefax: 54 221 422 3937

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Keep in mind that the taxonomic information is copied from various sources, and may include many inaccuracies. Expert help is welcome.

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