Thorybes lyciades is a animal in the Hesperiidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Thorybes lyciades
Thorybes lyciades, the hoary edge, is a butterfly with a 4.5–4.9 cm wingspan that produces two annual broods.
This species, commonly known as the hoary edge, has the scientific name Thorybes lyciades. The wingspan of this butterfly measures 4.5 to 4.9 cm. It is very similar in appearance to Epargyreus clarus, but it is smaller, and has a longer strip of diffused silver on its wing. Each year, this species produces two broods, which emerge in April and September.
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Ephyriades brunnea (Herrich-Schäffer, 1864)
Heteropterus morpheus (Pallas, 1771)
Erynnis meridianus Bell, 1927
Thoressa masoni (Moore, 1878)
Pelopidas assamensis (de Nicéville, 1882)
Poanes viator (Edwards, 1865)
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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