Arogos Skipper
Atrytone arogos
- Endangered
- Card rarity: Epic
- Insects
Atrytone arogos, the arogos skipper or beard-grass skipper, is an endangered species of butterfly within the family Hesperiidae. There are two subspecies, the Atrytone arogos arogos found mainly on the southeastern coast and the Atrytone arogos iowa. The Atrytone arogos was originally misidentified as the Papilio vitellius resulting in research completed under the wrong name. Due to this, it is heavily debated when the species was discovered. Some entomologists argue that it was identified in 1833, however others claim it was identified in 1837. As it is both endangered and lacking consistent research, there is little known about the Atrytone arogos.
Classification
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Hesperiidae
- Genus
- Atrytone