Damas clavus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Damas clavus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)
- Name authority
- (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Hesperiidae
- Genus
- Damas
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758
- superfamilyPapilionoidea
- familyHesperiidae
- subfamilyHesperiinae
- genusDamas Godman, 1901
- speciesDamas clavus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Damas. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Damas immacula Nicolay, 1973 | HesperiidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Hesperia crataea Hewitson, 1876 Hewitson, 1876 | synonym |
| Proteides ampyx Mabille, 1891 Mabille, 1891 | synonym |
| Goniloba clavus Herrich-Schäffer, 1869 Herrich-Schäffer, 1869 | synonym |
| Carystus croperoides Capronnier, 1874 Capronnier, 1874 | synonym |
| Goniloba corope Herrich-Schäffer, 1869 Herrich-Schäffer, 1869 | synonym |
| Hesperia angulis Plötz, 1886 Plötz, 1886 | synonym |
| Proteides cervus Möschler, 1876 Möschler, 1876 | synonym |
| Perichares tripuncta Draudt, 1924 Draudt, 1924 | synonym |
| Thracides polles Godman, 1901 Godman, 1901 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Herrich-Schäffer. (1869). Korrespondenz-Blatt des Zoologisch-Mineralogischen Vereines in Regensburg. (12).Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3432C. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.