Nyctelius nyctelius

Nyctelius nyctelius, known generally as the violet-banded skipper or nyctelius skipper, is a species of grass skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. It is found in Central America, North America, and South America.[1][2][3]

Nyctelius nyctelius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Nyctelius
Species:
N. nyctelius
Binomial name
Nyctelius nyctelius
(Latreille, 1824)

The MONA or Hodges number for Nyctelius nyctelius is 4123.[4]

Violet-banded skipper, Nyctelius nyctelius

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Nyctelius nyctelius:

  • Nyctelius nyctelius agari Dillon, 1948
  • Nyctelius nyctelius nyctelius (Latreille, 1824)
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References

  1. "Nyctelius nyctelius Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. "Nyctelius nyctelius". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. "North American Moth Photographers Group, Nyctelius nyctelius". Retrieved 2019-09-23.

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