Monca crispinus, the violet-patched skipper, is a species of grass skipper in the family of butterflies known as Hesperiidae.[1][2] It is found in North and Central America.[1]
| Violet-patched skipper | |
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| In Honduras | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Monca |
| Species: | M. crispinus
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| Binomial name | |
| Monca crispinus (Plötz, 1882)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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The MONA or Hodges number for Monca crispinus is 3992.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Monca crispinus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- ^ "Monca crispinus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- ^ "North American Moth Photographers Group, Monca crispinus". Retrieved 2018-04-23.
Further reading
edit- Pohl, Greg; Patterson, Bob; Pelham, Jonathan (2016). Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico (Report). doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287.
External links
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