Pyrgus aladaghensis
Pyrgus aladaghensis, also known as the Aladagh skipper or Aladag skipper,[3] is a butterfly of the family of Hesperiidae that was first described by Willy De Prins and Dirk van der Poorten in 1995.[2] It is found on the Aladaglar massive of the Taurus Mountains near Niğde, in southern Turkey.[2]
| Aladagh skipper | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Pyrgus |
| Species: | P. aladaghensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyrgus aladaghensis De Prins & Poorten, 1995[2] | |
References
- van Swaay, C.; Wynhoff, I.; Wiemers, M.; Katbeh-Bader, A.; Power, A.; Benyamini, D.; Tzirkalli, E.; Balletto, E.; Monteiro, E.; Karaçetin, E.; Franeta, F.; Pe'er, G.; Welch, H.; Thompson, K.; Pamperis, L.; Dapporto, L.; Šašić, M.; López Munguira, M.; Micevski, N.; Dupont, P.; Garcia-Pereira, P.; Moulai, R.; Caruana, R.; Verovnik, R.; Bonelli, S.; Beshkov, S. (2015). "Pyrgus aladaghensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T62148572A62149269. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T62148572A62149269.en.
- De Prins, Willy; van der Poorten, Dirk (1995). "Rhopalocera and Grypocera of Turkey 14. Taxonomic revision of the Pyrgus alveus (Hübner, [1803]) complex from Greece to West China, with description of two new species from southern Turkey (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae)" (PDF). Phegea. 23 (1): 36–44. ISSN 0771-5277. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- "Pyrgus aladaghensis". AdaMerOs - Butterflies of Turkey. The Butterflies Monitoring & Photography Society in Turkey. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
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