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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Skippers (Hesperiidae) » Dicot Skippers (Eudaminae) » Urbanus » Urbanus doryssus - Hodges#3894 (Urbanus doryssus)

Species Urbanus doryssus - Hodges#3894

Classification · Hodges Number · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Internet References
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Papilionoidea (Butterflies and Skippers)
Family Hesperiidae (Skippers)
Subfamily Eudaminae (Dicot Skippers)
Genus Urbanus
Species doryssus (Urbanus doryssus - Hodges#3894)
Hodges Number
3894
Explanation of Names
Urbanus doryssus (Swainson, 1831)
Size
Wing Span: 1 3/16 - 1 7/8 inches (3 - 4.8 cm).
Identification
Tails short and broad. Uppersides of tails and most of the hindwing outer margins white; remainder of wing surfaces dark brown.
Range
Strays to southmost, TX / Mex. to Argentina - Map (MPG)
Habitat
Subtropical scrub.
Season
Oct-Nov in southmost TX (MPG)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group - MPG
Butterflies of America - BOA
BAMONA
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Contributed by John S. Ascher on 28 August, 2015 - 5:36am
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, Beatriz Moisset, Mike Quinn
Last updated 23 June, 2019 - 2:17pm

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