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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) » Cogia » Acacia Skipper - Hodges#3922 (Cogia hippalus)

Species Cogia hippalus - Acacia Skipper - Hodges#3922

Classification · Hodges Number · Explanation of Names · Range · Habitat · Internet References
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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 Cogia
Species hippalus (Acacia Skipper - Hodges#3922)
Hodges Number
3922
Explanation of Names
Cogia hippalus (Edwards, 1882)
Range
se AZ to s. TX to Costa Rica - Map (MPG, BOA)
Habitat
Canyons and washes in desert grassland and pinyon-juniper woodland.
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group - MPG
Butterflies of America - BOA
Contributed by Hartmut Wisch on 29 November, 2006 - 5:49pm
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, Mike Quinn
Last updated 5 January, 2018 - 5:53pm

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