Decinea decinea

Decinea decinea, the Huastecan skipper, is a species of butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from South America (including Brazil, Venezuela, Peru, and Paraguay), north to Mexico.

Decinea decinea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Hesperiidae
Genus:
Decinea
Species:
D. decinea
Binomial name
Decinea decinea
(Hewitson, 1876)
Synonyms
  • Hesperia decinea Hewitson, 1876
  • Hesperia nanneta Plötz, 1882
  • Cobalus huntingtoni (Bell, 1930)
  • Tirynthia huasteca Freeman, 1969

Subspecies
  • Decinea decinea decinea (Brazil: Rio de Janeiro, Paraná)
  • Decinea decinea derisor (Venezuela)
  • Decinea decinea antus (Brazil: Santa Catarina)
  • Decinea decinea denta (Peru)
  • Decinea decinea pruda (Paraguay)
  • Decinea decinea huasteca (Mexico)


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