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Genus Ectomis

Eight-spotted Longtail - Ectomis octomaculata
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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 Ectomis
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
formerly Polythrix
Explanation of Names
Ectomis Mabille, 1878
Numbers
2 US spp.
Range
s. AZ, s. TX
Print References
McGuire, W.W. & M.A. Rickard. 1976. New Hesperiidae records for Texas and the United States. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 30(1): 5-11. (1)
Works Cited
1.New Hesperiidae records for Texas and the United States.
McGuire, W.W. & M.A. Rickard. 1976. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 30(1): 5-11.
Contributed by Mike Quinn on 2 January, 2018 - 1:46pm
Last updated 22 January, 2024 - 5:49pm

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