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Heliopyrgus americanus

Heliopyrgus americanus

(Blanchard, 1852)
Ajedrezada de Lunar
Family: Hesperiidae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia
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Synonyms: Heliopetes americanus.

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Heliopyrgus americanus bellatrix (Plötz, 1884)




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GroupSpeciesDateUser
PlantsAmor Seco (Bidens pilosa)21/04/2023Román Montero



Species photographs

Count: 203

Foto
Photography ID: 706402
  Adult
Tilcara
Jujuy
Argentina
09/22/2024
Diego Alfonso Rosa
Foto
Photography ID: 703185
♂  Adult
Alunail@nds
La Rioja
Argentina
08/19/2026
Ramón Vera
Foto
Photography ID: 683859
  Adult
Departamento Utracan
La Pampa
Argentina
04/25/2026
Hugo Alberto Valderrey
Foto
Photography ID: 683619
  Adult
General Pico
La Pampa
Argentina
04/24/2026
Fernanda Ferrari
Foto
Photography ID: 682165
  Adult
Villa Domínico
Buenos Aires
Argentina
04/11/2026
Diego Trillo
Foto
Photography ID: 682163
  Adult
Villa Domínico
Buenos Aires
Argentina
04/11/2026
Diego Trillo
Foto
Photography ID: 681804
  Adult
Avellaneda
Buenos Aires
Argentina
03/22/2026
Diego Trillo
Foto
Photography ID: 677397
  Adult
Berisso
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/28/2026
Roberto Battaglia
Foto
Photography ID: 676446
  Adult
Arroyo Colastiné
Santa Fe
Argentina
03/01/2026
Gaston Lisandro Gabinetti



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Species records

Count: 227



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
252988320/09/202615:47ArgentinaSanta FeSargento Cabral 486, San Jerónimo Norte1Gustavo Fernando Durán
252228319/08/2026ArgentinaLa RiojaAlunail@nds, Alunail@ndsRamón Vera
250018926/07/202610:04ArgentinaSanta FeMendoza 694, San Jerónimo Norte1Gustavo Fernando Durán
246286425/04/2026ArgentinaLa PampaReserva Natural Laguna de Utracán, Departamento UtracanHugo Alberto Valderrey
246254724/04/2026ArgentinaLa PampaReserva Natural Urbana Delfín Perez, General PicoFernanda Ferrari
245754911/04/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresCEAMSE - Complejo Ambiental Villa Domínico, Villa DomínicoDiego Trillo
245622503/04/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosReserva de Usos Múltiples Humedales e Islas de VictoriaGaston Lisandro Gabinetti
245501724/03/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosReserva de Usos Múltiples Humedales e Islas de VictoriaGaston Lisandro Gabinetti
245680222/03/2026ArgentinaBuenos AiresEco Área Avellaneda, AvellanedaDiego Trillo
244174301/03/2026ArgentinaSanta FeCamino a cascada Arroyo Colastiné, Arroyo ColastinéGaston Lisandro Gabinetti
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Heliopyrgus americanus – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 09/10/2026.