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Tropical Least Skipper
Ancyloxypha arene
Ancyloxypha arene, the tropical least skipper, is a species of grass skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
From the article Ancyloxypha arene on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The wings are orange. The upperside of the wing has a narrow black border on both wings. The underside of the hindwing is golden orange with a pale ray running from the base through the cell to the outer margin. The wingspan ranges from 3/4 to 1 1/16 inches, or 1.9 to 2.7 centimeters.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 130660.