The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature has declined to use its plenary power to set aside all previous type fixations for seven taxa belonging to the Hesperia comma-group of butterflies (Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae) and replacing them with seven neotypes.
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31 December 2024
Opinion 2504 (Case 3709) – Names of western North American Hesperia comma-group subspecies (Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae): usage conserved through designation of neotypes for Pamphila colorado Scudder, 1874, Pamphila manitoba Scudder, 1874, Pamphila cabelus Edwards, 1881, Pamphila harpalus Edwards, 1881, Pamphila idaho Edwards, 1883, Pamphila oregonia Edwards, 1883 and Hesperia colorado ochracea Lindsey, 1941 not approved
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Hesperia
Hesperia ochracea
Hesperiidae
Lepidoptera
neotype
nomenclature
not approved