Lon is a genus of skipper butterflies (family Hesperiidae) found in North and South America.[1][2] The genus was erected in 2019 by Nick V. Grishin.[1] The name derives from the last syllable of the type species name.[1]
| Lon | |
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| Male Zabulon skipper, Lon zabulon | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Subtribe: | Hesperiina |
| Genus: | Lon Grishin, 2019 |
Species edit
As of 2019[update], the genus includes 10 species:[1]
- Lon zabulon (Boisduval and Le Conte, 1837) – Zabulon skipper, type species
- Lon hobomok (T. Harris, 1862) – Hobomok skipper
- Lon inimica (Butler and Druce, 1872) – yellow-stained skipper
- Lon taxiles (Edwards, 1881) – golden skipper
- Lon azin (Godman, 1900)
- Lon macneilli (Burns, 1992) – Macneill's skipper
- Lon ulphila (Plötz, 1883) – ulphila skipper
- Lon monticola (Godman, 1900) – oyamel skipper
- Lon niveolimbus (Mabille, 1889) – snow-fringed skipper
- Lon melane (Edwards, 1869) – umber skipper
References edit
- ^ a b c d Cong, Qian; Zhang, Jing; Shen, Jinhui; Grishin, Nick V. (11 October 2019). "Fifty new genera of Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera)". Insecta Mundi. 0731: 1–56.
- ^ "Lon Grishin, 2019". GBIF. Retrieved 5 August 2021.