Cogia hippalus (Edwards, 1882) is a animal in the Hesperiidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Cogia hippalus (Edwards, 1882)

Cogia hippalus (Edwards, 1882)

Cogia hippalus, the acacia skipper, is a dicot skipper butterfly found across Central, North, and South America.

Family
Genus
Cogia
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Cogia hippalus (Edwards, 1882)

Cogia hippalus, commonly known as the acacia skipper, is a species of dicot skipper belonging to the butterfly family Hesperiidae. Its scientific name was first published by Edwards in 1882. This species can be found in Central America, North America, and South America.

Photo: (c) Paul Prappas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Paul Prappas · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Hesperiidae Cogia

More from Hesperiidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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