Biology:Cecropterus doryssus

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Cecropterus doryssus
Urbanus doryssus chales.jpg
C. d. chales
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Cecropterus
Species:
C. doryssus
Binomial name
Cecropterus doryssus
(Swainson, 1831)
Synonyms
  • Urbanus doryssus (Swainson, 1831)

Cecropterus doryssus, commonly known as the white-tailed longtail, is a species of dicot skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. It is found in Central America, North America, and South America.[1][2][3]

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:

  • Cecropterus doryssus albicuspis Herrich-Schäffer, 1869
  • Cecropterus doryssus chales (Godman & Salvin, 1893)
  • Cecropterus doryssus doryssus (Swainson, 1831)

References

Further reading

Wikidata ☰ Q14511218 entry