Dalla octomaculata
Dalla octomaculata, the eight-spotted skipper or light-spotted skipper, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae, in the subfamily Heteropterinae, which are sometimes called skipperlings. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama.
| Eight-spotted skipper | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Dalla |
| Species: | D. octomaculata |
| Binomial name | |
| Dalla octomaculata | |
| Synonyms | |
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References
- Dalla at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
Sources
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Dalla octomaculata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 31 July 2007.
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