Yanguna cometes
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| Yanguna cometes | |
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| File:Hesperidae - Yanguna cometes staudingeri.JPG | |
| Yanguna cometes staudingeri from Peru - mounted specimen | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Yanguna |
| Species: | Y. cometes
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| Binomial name | |
| Yanguna cometes (Cramer, 1779)
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Yanguna cometes is a species of skipper butterfly in the family Hesperiidae.
Description
[edit | edit source]Yanguna cometes has a wingspan of about 30 millimetres (1.2 in). The uppersides of the wings are metallic blue, with a reddish basal area and broad white bands crossing the forewings. The undersides are similar to the uppersides. The body is hairy and reddish, while the abdomen is black crossed by white stripes.
Distribution
[edit | edit source]This species occurs in Suriname, Peru and Bolivia.
Subspecies
[edit | edit source]- Yanguna cometes cometes (Suriname)
- Yanguna cometes cometides Mabille & Boullet, 1908 (Bolivia)
- Yanguna cometes staudingeri (Plötz, 1879) (Peru, Bolivia)
References
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