A New Subspecies of Lon taxiles (W. H. Edwards, 1861) (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) from the Great Plains

Abstract

ABSTRACT. A new subspecies of Lon taxiles (W. H. Edwards, 1861) is described from the Pine Ridge of Nebraska and Black Hills of South Dakota. It is distinguished by the presence of distinct white spots on the VHW of females and darker males than specimens from other parts of its range.