Mylon maimon (Fabricius, 1775) is a animal in the Hesperiidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Mylon maimon (Fabricius, 1775)

Mylon maimon (Fabricius, 1775)

Mylon maimon, the common/black-veined mylon, is a Hesperiidae butterfly found from Mexico to Argentina up to 1800 m.

Family
Genus
Mylon
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Mylon maimon (Fabricius, 1775)

Mylon maimon, commonly known as the common mylon or black-veined mylon, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae. Its range extends from Argentina northwards through Colombia and Bolivia all the way to Mexico. It can be found at elevations from sea level up to approximately 1,800 meters.

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

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Hesperiidae Mylon

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

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