Biology:Nascus paulliniae
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Short description: Species of butterfly
| Nascus paulliniae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Nascus |
| Species: | N. paulliniae
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| Binomial name | |
| Nascus paulliniae Sepp, 1842
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Nascus paulliniae is a species of butterfly belonging to the family of skippers.
Appearance
A medium-sized (wing span 40-50 millimeter), brown skipper with white cross bands on the forewings, and a white spot outside this.
Life cycle
The larvae live on plants in the family Sapindaceae.
Distribution
The species is found throughout Central and South America, from Mexico southwards to Brazil.
References
- Brower, A.V.Z. and Warren, A. (2007) Pseudonascus at Tree of life [1]
- Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms: Checklist of species. Hentet 1.6. 2012.
External links
- Butterflies of America - Pseudonascus sp. [2]
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