Lerema

Scudder, 1872

Clouded Skipper

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Lerema is a of in the Hesperiidae, Hesperiinae. The genus includes the Clouded Skipper (Lerema accius), a grass skipper whose complete mitochondrial has been sequenced and characterized. Phylogenetic analysis places Lerema within the grass skipper clade, specifically as sister to Asian genera Potanthus and Polytremis. The genus is established in North America with documented occurrence in Texas.

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How to pronounce Lerema: /lɛˈrɛmə/

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Habitat

Grassland and field ; specimen of L. accius collected at White Rock Lake, Olive Shapiro Park, Dallas County, Texas, at 141 m elevation.

Distribution

North America: documented in Texas, USA. Phylogenetically related to Asian grass skippers (Potanthus, Polytremis).

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