Mylon maimon, the common mylon or black-veined mylon, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from Argentina to Colombia and Bolivia, and north to Mexico. It is found at heights ranging from sea level to about 1,800 meters.

Mylon maimon
In Colombia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Mylon
Species:
M. maimon
Binomial name
Mylon maimon
(Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
List
  • Mylon menippus (Fabricius, 1777)
  • Mylon melander (Cramer, [1780])
  • Papilio maimon Fabricius, 1775
  • Papilio menippus Fabricius, 1777
  • Papilio melander Cramer, [1780]
  • Eudamias melander
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