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Scientific Name
Hesperia leonardus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Hesperia leonardus T. Harris, 1862
Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (DEWA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Leonard's skipper
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Protostomia |
| Superphylum | Ecdysozoa |
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Subclass | Pterygota |
| Infraclass | Neoptera |
| Superorder | Holometabola |
| Order | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily | Hesperioidea |
| Family | Hesperiidae |
| Subfamily | Hesperiinae |
| Tribe | Hesperiini |
| Genus | Hesperia |
| Species | Hesperia leonardus |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Field observation records of Wade and Sharon Wander, August 8, 1993 through June 6, 2008
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Gochfeld, M., and J. Burger. 1997. Butterflies of New Jersey: A Guide to their Status, Distribution, Conservation, and Appreciation. Rutgers University Press. 327 pp.
Abundance
Rare
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Field observation records of Wade and Sharon Wander, August 8, 1993 through June 6, 2008; Field observation records of Thomas Halliwell as published in "The Pearly-eye" (Field Reports of the NABA North Jersey Butterfly Club), Vol. 7 (March 2008).
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Breeds and overwinters in the park all or most years.; Data Source: Glassberg, J. 1999. Butterflies Through Binoculars: The East. Oxford University Press. 242 pp; Gochfeld, M., and J. Burger. 1997. Butterflies of New Jersey: A Guide to their Status, Distribution, Conservation, and Appreciation. Rutgers University Press. 3
Species Checklists Tags
- Butterflies
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
7
References
Vouchers
1
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Sharon Wander
Created Date
5/20/2008 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
astein@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
10/27/2016 12:33:13 PM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Wander and Wander, 2008. NPBIB-663832; Butterflies.mdb., Accepted Detail: Common names from North American Butterfly Association Checklist & English Names of North American Butterflies.
