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| Sharp Banded-Skipper | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Cecropterus |
| Species: | C. zarex
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| Binomial name | |
| Cecropterus zarex Hübner, 1818
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Synonymy
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Cecropterus zarex, the sharp banded-skipper, is a species of dicot skipper in the family Hesperiidae. The species was formerly considered part of the genus Autochton, but was reclassified into Cecropterus.[1] It can be found from southeast Brazil to central Mexico, with many sightings of the species in Costa Rica, southern Mexico, and Trinidad.[2]
Description
editC. zarex has an average wingspan of 30 to 33 millimetres (1.2 to 1.3 in).[3] The wings are bilaterally symmetric; they are a dark brown color, with a white median band on the forewing and an apical white dot of varying size, although typically tiny. The hindwings bear a white margin. The ventral and dorsal views of the wings are near-identical.
The species is physically incredibly similar to Cecropterus longipennis; C. longipennis differs from C. zarex by the presence of a small dark dot in the median band.
Geographic range
editThe species' range is from central Mexico to Brazil, including northeast Argentina, Trinidad, Peru, Venezuela, Costa Rica, and Panama. Many sightings of Cecropterus zarex in Brazil are concentrated in the southeast of Brazil.[2]
Food resources
editThe sharp banded-skipper's host plants are Desmodium incanum, Phaseolus lunatus, and Rhynchosia calycosa.[4] The adults feed on nectar.[5]
References
edit- ^ Li, Wenlin; Cong, Qian; Shen, Jinhui; Grishin, Nick V. "Genomes of skipper butterflies reveal extensive convergence of wing patterns". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). 116 (13).
- ^ a b "Autochton zarex (Hübner, 1818)". GBIF. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Cecropterus zarex". Butterflies of America. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Beccaloni, G.W.; Viloria, Á.L.; Hall, S.K.; Robinson, G.S. (31 March 2008). Catalogue of the hostplants of the Neotropical butterflies (PDF) (in English and Spanish). Vol. 8. Sociedad Entomólogica Aragonesa. p. 68. ISBN 9788493587222 – via ResearchGate.
- ^ Vieira, Rosamary; Höfer, Hubert. "Autochton zarex (Hübner, 1818)". Butterflies of the Amazon. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
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