Timochares trifasciata (Hewitson, 1868) is a animal in the Hesperiidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Timochares trifasciata (Hewitson, 1868)

Timochares trifasciata (Hewitson, 1868)

The many-banded skipper (Timochares trifasciata) is a Hesperiidae butterfly found from Mexico to parts of South America.

Family
Genus
Timochares
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Timochares trifasciata (Hewitson, 1868)

Scientific name: Timochares trifasciata (Hewitson, 1868)

Commonly called the many-banded skipper, Timochares trifasciata is a butterfly that belongs to the skipper butterfly family, Hesperiidae. Its distribution ranges from eastern and western Mexico in the north, southward to southern Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina.

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

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Hesperiidae Timochares

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

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