Biology:Spathilepia

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Short description: Monotypic genus of skipper butterflies in subfamily Eudaminae

Spathilepia clonius
Falcate skipper (Spathilepia clonius).jpg
In Costa Rica
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Spathilepia
Butler, 1870
Species:
S. clonius
Binomial name
Spathilepia clonius
(Cramer, [1775])

Spathilepia is a butterfly genus in the family Hesperiidae (Eudaminae). The genus is monotypic containing the single species Spathilepia clonius found in Texas , Central America and Colombia to Brazil and Argentina.[1] They are native to Mexico but have been found all over Latin America[2] with them originating in Mexico and having spread to some parts of southern Texas.

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External links

Wikidata ☰ Q1758778 entry