Nyctelius nyctelius (Latreille, 1824) is a animal in the Hesperiidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Nyctelius nyctelius (Latreille, 1824)

Nyctelius nyctelius (Latreille, 1824)

Nyctelius nyctelius, the violet-banded skipper, is a grass skipper butterfly species found across the Americas.

Family
Genus
Nyctelius
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Nyctelius nyctelius (Latreille, 1824)

Nyctelius nyctelius (Latreille, 1824), commonly called the violet-banded skipper or nyctelius skipper, is a species of grass skipper belonging to the butterfly family Hesperiidae. This species can be found in Central America, North America, and South America. The MONA (also known as Hodges) number for Nyctelius nyctelius is 4123.

Photo: (c) Juan Carlos Garcia Morales, all rights reserved, uploaded by Juan Carlos Garcia Morales

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Hesperiidae Nyctelius

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