Urbanus tanna

Urbanus tanna, the Tanna longtail, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from Ecuador and French Guiana, north through Central America to Mexico. Rare strays can be found up to the lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas.

Tanna longtail
Scientific classification
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Urbanus
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U. tanna
Binomial name
Urbanus tanna
Evans, 1952
Synonyms
  • Teleus tanna

The wingspan is 33–38 mm. Adults are on wing from June to December in Mexico and in June in southern Texas.

The larval host is unknown. Adults probably feed on flower nectar.


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