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

^ "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

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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