Species Zestusa dorus - Short-tailed Skipper

Classification

Short-tailed Skipper Zestusa dorus - Zestusa dorus

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Hesperioidea (Skippers)

Family Hesperiidae (Skippers)

Subfamily Eudaminae (Dicot Skippers)

Genus Zestusa

Species dorus (Short-tailed Skipper)

Contributed by Cliff Bernzweig on 5 August, 2007 - 12:33am

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