Hesperia viridis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Hesperia |
Species: | H. viridis |
Binomial name | |
Hesperia viridis (W. H. Edwards, 1883) | |
Hesperia viridis, the green skipper, is a species of grass skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. It is found in Central America and North America. [1] [2] [3]
The MONA or Hodges number for Hesperia viridis is 4028. [4]
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