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Nascus paulliniae is a species of butterfly belonging to the family of skippers.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Nascus |
| Species: | N. paulliniae
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| Binomial name | |
| Nascus paulliniae (Sepp, 1842)
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Appearance
editA medium-sized (wing span 40-50 millimeter), brown skipper with white cross bands on the forewings, and a white spot outside this.
Life cycle
editThe larvae live on plants in the family Sapindaceae.
Distribution
editThe species is found throughout Central and South America, from Mexico southwards to Brazil.
References
edit- Brower, A.V.Z. and Warren, A. (2007) Pseudonascus at Tree of life [1]
- Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms: Checklist of species. Hentet 1.6. 2012.
External links
edit- Butterflies of America - Pseudonascus sp. [2]