Autochton bipunctatus

Gmelin's banded skipper
	In Colombia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Autochton
Species:	A. bipunctatus
Binomial name
	Autochton bipunctatus; (Gmelin, 1790)
Synonyms
	Papilio bipunctatus Gmelin, [1790] ; Cecropterus orontes Plötz, 1882 ; Cecropterus zonilis Mabille, 1883 ; Cecropterus bipunctatus;

Last updated August 21, 2025

Autochton bipunctatus, also known by the vernacular names Gmelin's banded skipper,^[2]^[3]two-spotted banded skipper,^[3] and twin-spot banded skipper,^[4] is a butterfly species in the family Hesperiidae.^[5]

It was first described by Johann Friedrich Gmelin as Papilio bipunctatus in the Gmelin 13th edition of Systema Naturae.^[1]^[5]

A. bipunctatus occurs in the Americas, where its distribution ranges from Mexico south to Bolivia and Brazil.^[3]^[2] Its habitat consists of forest edges at an altitude of up to 1000 m above sea level.^[4]

References

1 2 3 Savela, Markku. "Autochton". Lepidoptera and some other life forms (ftp.funet.fi). Retrieved 27 June 2018.
1 2 Warren, A. D.; Davis, K. J.; Stangeland, E. M.; Pelham, J. P.; Grishin, N. V. (2013). "Autochton bipunctatus (Gmelin, [1790])". Illustrated Lists of American Butterflies [21-XI-2017] (www.butterfliesofamerica.com). Retrieved 27 June 2018.
1 2 3 Hill, Armas. "A List of Central America Butterflies | Part 5 Skippers". focusonnature.com. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
1 2 Hoskins, Adrian (11 May 2024). "Autochton bipunctatus". learnbutterflies.com.
1 2 Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Autochton bipunctatus". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved 27 June 2018.

This Hesperiidae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[funet-1] 1 2 3 Savela, Markku. "Autochton". Lepidoptera and some other life forms (ftp.funet.fi). Retrieved 27 June 2018.

[BoA-2] 1 2 Warren, A. D.; Davis, K. J.; Stangeland, E. M.; Pelham, J. P.; Grishin, N. V. (2013). "Autochton bipunctatus (Gmelin, [1790])". Illustrated Lists of American Butterflies [21-XI-2017] (www.butterfliesofamerica.com). Retrieved 27 June 2018.

[FoN-3] 1 2 3 Hill, Armas. "A List of Central America Butterflies | Part 5 Skippers". focusonnature.com. Retrieved 27 June 2018.

[LAB-4] 1 2 Hoskins, Adrian (11 May 2024). "Autochton bipunctatus". learnbutterflies.com.

[LepIndex-5] 1 2 Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Autochton bipunctatus". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved 27 June 2018.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]