Euschemoninae
Euschemon rafflesia
Euschemon
Andrew V. Z. Brower and Andrew Warren
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.
Title Illustrations
| 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 |
| View | dorsal |
| Collection | MCZ, Harvard University |
| Collector | Eastwood/Manskie |
| Source | MCZ-ENT00058761 |
| Copyright | © 2013 President and Fellows of Harvard College |
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