Yanguna cometes

Yanguna cometes is a species of skipper butterfly in the family Hesperiidae.

Yanguna cometes
Yanguna cometes staudingeri from Peru - mounted specimen
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Yanguna
Species:	Y. cometes
Binomial name
Yanguna cometes (Cramer, 1779)
Synonyms
Papilio cometes Cramer, 1779

Description

Yanguna cometes has a wingspan of about 30 millimetres (1.2 in). The uppersides of the wings are metallic blue, with a reddish basal area and broad white bands crossing the forewings. The undersides are similar to the uppersides. The body is hairy and reddish, while the abdomen is black crossed by white stripes.

Distribution

This species occurs in Suriname, Peru and Bolivia.

Subspecies

• Yanguna cometes cometes (Suriname)
• Yanguna cometes cometides Mabille & Boullet, 1908 (Bolivia)
• Yanguna cometes staudingeri (Plötz, 1879) (Peru, Bolivia)

References

• Funet

External links

• Neotropical butterflies
• Pteron World
• Butterflies of America
• Yanguna cometes