Spathilepia

Spathilepia clonius
	In Costa Rica
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Spathilepia; Butler, 1870
Species:	S. clonius
Binomial name
	Spathilepia clonius; (Cramer, [1775])

Spathilepia is a butterfly genus in the family Hesperiidae (Eudaminae). The genus is monotypic containing the single species Spathilepia clonius found in Texas, Central America and Colombia to Brazil and Argentina.^[1] They are native to Mexico but have been found all over Latin America^[2] with them originating in Mexico and having spread to some parts of southern Texas.

References[edit]

^ "Spathilepia". www.nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
^ "from: Farruggia F, Bohs L (2010) Two new South American species of Solanum section Crinitum (Solanaceae). PhytoKeys 1: 67-77. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.1.661". doi:10.3897/phytokeys.1.661.figure1. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)

Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database

External links[edit]

Images representing Spathilepia at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
Falcate skipper Spathilepia Clonius (Cramer, 1775). (2017, July 15). Retrieved October 28, 2022, from https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Spathilepia-clonius

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[1] "Spathilepia". www.nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 2020-03-14.

[2] "from: Farruggia F, Bohs L (2010) Two new South American species of Solanum section Crinitum (Solanaceae). PhytoKeys 1: 67-77. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.1.661". doi:10.3897/phytokeys.1.661.figure1. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)

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