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Subfamily Heteropterinae - Intermediate Skippers

Representative Images

Carterocephalus 01b - Carterocephalus mandan Arctic Skipper - Carterocephalus mandan - male Piruna aea Carterocephalus palaemon - Carterocephalus mandan Pretty, but unknown species - Carterocephalus mandan Arctic Skipper - Carterocephalus palaemon - Carterocephalus mandan ID help please - Piruna pirus Carterocephalus mandan
Show images of: caterpillars · adults · both

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 Heteropterinae (Intermediate Skippers)

Food

Mostly Grasses and Sedges.

Remarks

Closely related to Subfamily Hesperiinae. Generally very small Skippers with relatively short fat blunt antennal clubs (for Skippers). Many have distinct, often dark-rimmed, rounded spots that show below.
Contributed by Joel Kits on 13 March, 2005 - 1:47pm
Additional contributions by David Ferguson
Last updated 29 March, 2009 - 12:08pm

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