Spathilepia clonius (Cramer, 1775) is a animal in the Hesperiidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Spathilepia clonius (Cramer, 1775)

Spathilepia clonius (Cramer, 1775)

Spathilepia is a monotypic Hesperiidae butterfly genus with its only species Spathilepia clonius distributed from Texas to Argentina.

Family
Genus
Spathilepia
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Spathilepia clonius (Cramer, 1775)

Spathilepia is a butterfly genus in the subfamily Eudaminae of the family Hesperiidae. This genus is monotypic, meaning it contains only one single species: Spathilepia clonius, which was originally described by Cramer in 1775. This species has been recorded in Texas, Central America, and the range from Colombia through Brazil to Argentina.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Hesperiidae Spathilepia

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

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