Callimormus radiola, the radiant skipper, is a species of skipper butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in southern Mexico, Ecuador, Brazil, Colombia and Argentina.

Callimormus radiola
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Callimormus
Species:
C. radiola
Binomial name
Callimormus radiola
(Mabille, 1878)[1]
Synonyms
  • Ancyloxipha radiola Mabille, 1878

Subspecies

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  • Callimormus radiola radiola (southern Mexico to southern Brazil)
  • Callimormus radiola elegans Hayward, 1938 (Ecuador)
  • Callimormus radiola janna Evans, 1955 (Colombia)
  • Callimormus radiola pusillus Hayward, 1934 (Argentina)

References

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  • "Callimormus radiola". The Encyclopedia of Life.  
  • Callimormus elegans at Animal Diversity Web