Dalla octomaculata
Appearance
Eight-spotted skipper | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Dalla |
Species: | D. octomaculata
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Binomial name | |
Dalla octomaculata | |
Synonyms | |
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Dalla octomaculata, the eight-spotted skipper or light-spotted skipper, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae, in the subfamily Heteropterinae, which are sometimes called skipperlings. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama.
References
Sources
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Dalla octomaculata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 31 July 2007.