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Polites coras  (Cramer, 1775)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 188615

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Common Name(s): peck's skipper [English]
  
  Valid Name: Polites peckius peckius (W. Kirby, 1837)
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: invalid - nomen dubium   
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

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  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Reference for: Polites coras, peck's skipper [English]   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Dornfeld, Ernst J.  
  Publication Date: 1980   
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  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: The Butterflies of Oregon   
  Page(s): xiv + 276   
  Publisher: Timber Press   
  Publication Place: Forest Grove, Oregon, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-917304-58-6   
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  Reference for: Polites coras   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Pelham, Jonathan P.  
  Publication Date: 2008   
  Article/Chapter Title: A catalogue of the butterflies of the United States and Canada with a complete bibliography of the descriptive and systematic literature   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera, vol. 40   
  Page(s): xiv + 658   
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  ISBN/ISSN: 0022-4324   
  Notes: As noted in the Introduction, Pelham intentionally diverges from the Code's provisions on gender agreement (Articles 31 & 34), following original orthography instead   
  Reference for: Polites coras   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: North America  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Canada, Native  
    Continental US, Native  
 

 

    

 Comments
       
  Comment: See Pelham (2008:76-77) regarding issues with the identity and applicability of this name  
 

 

    

 
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