Urbanus simplicius

Plain longtail
Tambopata Park, Peru
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Urbanus
Species: U. simplicius
Binomial name
Urbanus simplicius
(Stoll, [1790])
Synonyms
  • Papilio simplicius Stoll, [1790]
  • Goniurus pilatus Plötz, 1880
  • Goniurus gracillcauda[?] Plötz, 1881
  • Thymele thiemei Ehrmann, 1907
  • Thymele borja Ehrmann, 1907

Urbanus simplicius, the plain longtail, is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from Argentina, north through Central America, Mexico, and the West Indies to southern Texas and peninsular Florida.[1]

References

  1. Urbanus, funet.fi


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