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Euschemoninae Kirby 1897

Euschemon rafflesia (W. S. Macleay 1826)

Euschemon Doubleday 1846

Andrew V. Z. Brower and Andrew Warren
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Containing group: Hesperiidae

Introduction

Euschemon rafflesia is a large, brightly-colored Australian skipper with a feature unique in Hesperiidae: a frenulum and retinaculum joining the fore- and hindwing together. A similar structure is found in various moth groups.

Discussion of Phylogenetic Relationships

The combined analysis of Warren et al. (2009) implies that Euschemon is the sister taxon to all other skippers except Coeliadinae.

References

Warren, A. D., Ogawa, J. R. & Brower, A. V. Z. 2008. Phylogenetic relationships of subfamilies and circumscription of tribes in the family Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera: Hesperiodea). Cladistcs 24, 642-676.

Warren, A. D., Ogawa, J. R. & Brower, A. V. Z. 2009 Revised classification of the family Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea) based on combined molecular and morphological data. Systematic Entomology 34, 467-523.

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Scientific Name Euschemon rafflesia alba
Location Australia: Queensland, Townsville
Reference Encyclopedia of Life
Acknowledgements Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University
Specimen Condition Dead Specimen
Identified By Ron Eastwood
Life Cycle Stage adult
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Collection MCZ, Harvard University
Collector Eastwood/Manskie
Source MCZ-ENT00058761
Copyright © 2013 President and Fellows of Harvard College
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Brower, Andrew V. Z. and Andrew Warren. 2009. Euschemoninae Kirby 1897. Euschemon rafflesia (W. S. Macleay 1826). Euschemon Doubleday 1846. Version 11 June 2009 (under construction). http://tolweb.org/Euschemon_rafflesia/95273/2009.06.11 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/

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