Hesperia meskei (Edwards, 1877) is a animal in the Hesperiidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Hesperia meskei (Edwards, 1877)

Hesperia meskei (Edwards, 1877)

Meske's skipper (Hesperia meskei) is a North American grass skipper butterfly with Hodges number 4030.

Family
Genus
Hesperia
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Hesperia meskei (Edwards, 1877)

Hesperia meskei, commonly known as Meske's skipper, is a species of grass skipper belonging to the butterfly family Hesperiidae. This species is found in North America. Its assigned MONA (also called Hodges) number is 4030.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Hesperiidae Hesperia

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