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Lepidoptera > Papilionoidea > Hesperiidae > Hesperiinae > Hesperiini > Hesperia

Hesperia comma Linnaeus, 1758 – Chequered Darter

Subspecies in India:

(1) Hesperia comma dimila Moore, 1874 – Garhwal Chequered Darter

Hesperia comma dimila – Garhwal Chequered Darter

Hesperia comma dimila - Garhwal Chequered Darter
Hesperia comma dimila - Garhwal Chequered Darter
Hesperia comma dimila - Garhwal Chequered Darter
Hesperia comma dimila - Garhwal Chequered Darter
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Cite this page along with its URL as:
Anonymous. 2019. Hesperia comma Linnaeus, 1758 – Chequered Darter. Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 2.66. Indian Foundation for Butterflies.
http://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/sp/1155/Hesperia-comma
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