Flaccilla aecas

Flaccilla is a monotypic skipper butterfly genus in the family Hesperiidae described by Frederick DuCane Godman in 1901.[1] It has one species, Flaccilla aecas, the aecas ruby-eye, described by Caspar Stoll in 1781. It is found from Mexico to southern Brazil.[2]

Flaccilla aecas
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Hesperiidae
Subfamily:
Hesperiinae
Tribe:
Moncini
Genus:
Flaccilla

Godman in Godman & Salvin, [1901]
Species:
F. aecas
Binomial name
Flaccilla aecas
(Stoll, [1781])

References
  1. Savela, Markku. "Flaccilla Godman in Godman & Salvin, [1901]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
  2. "Flaccilla aecas (Stoll, 1781)". Butterflies of America. Retrieved December 28, 2017.


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