Hesperia

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1. A taxonomic genus within the family Hesperiidae – the branded skippers.

• (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Lepidoptera - order; Glossata - suborder; Heteroneura - infraorder; Ditrysia - division; Cossina - section; Bombycina - subsection; Papilionoidea - superfamily; Hesperiiformes - series; Hesperiidae - family; Hesperiinae - subfamily; Hesperiini - tribe

• (genus): Hesperia comma - type species
  • Hesperia assiniboia, Hesperia attalus, Hesperia colorado, Hesperia juba, Hesperia lindseyi, Hesperia metea, Hesperia nabokovi, Hesperia uncas, Hesperia viridis, Hesperia woodgatei - species

• Hesperia (butterfly) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Hesperia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Hesperia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Hesperia at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Hesperia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera site

From Latin Hesperia, from Ancient Greek Ἑσπερία (Hespería).

• IPA^(key): /hɛˈspɪəɹi.ə/

Hesperia

1. Literally "western land", a term poetically applied by Ancient Greeks to Italy and by Romans to the Iberian Peninsula and Western Africa.
2. (Greek mythology) One of the Hesperides.
3. (astronomy) 69 Hesperia, a main belt asteroid.
4. A city in San Bernardino County, California, United States.
5. A village in Newaygo County and Oceana County, Michigan, United States.

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