Biology:Ancyloxypha arene
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Short description: Species of butterfly
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Ancyloxypha |
| Species: | A. arene
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| Binomial name | |
| Ancyloxypha arene (W. H. Edwards, 1871)
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Ancyloxypha arene, the tropical least skipper, is a species of grass skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. It is found in Central America and North America.[2][3][4]
Description
The wings are orange. The upperside of the wing has a narrow black border on both wings. The underside of the hindwing is golden orange with a pale ray running from the base through the cell to the outer margin. The wingspan ranges from 3/4 to 1 1/16 inches, or 1.9 to 2.7 centimeters.[5]
References
- ↑ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.114397/Ancyloxypha_arene.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Ancyloxypha arene Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=706667. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ↑ "Ancyloxypha arene". https://www.gbif.org/species/1949687. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ↑ "Ancyloxypha arene species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/257069. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ↑ "Tropical Least Skipper Ancyloxypha arene (W.H. Edwards, 1871) | Butterflies and Moths of North America". https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Ancyloxypha-arene.
Further reading
- Pohl, Greg; Patterson, Bob; Pelham, Jonathan (2016). Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico (Report). doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/302570819.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q13372071 entry
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