Monca crispinus

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Violet-patched skipper
Violet patched skipper (Monca crispinus) Honduras.jpg
In Honduras
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Monca
Species:
M. crispinus
Binomial name
Monca crispinus
(Plötz, 1882)
Synonyms [1]
  • Monca tyrtaeus (Plötz, 1882)

Monca crispinus, the violet-patched skipper, is a species of grass skipper in the family of butterflies known as Hesperiidae. [1] [2] It is found in North and Central America. [1]

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The MONA or Hodges number for Monca crispinus is 3992. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Monca crispinus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  2. "Monca crispinus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  3. "North American Moth Photographers Group, Monca crispinus" . Retrieved 2018-04-23.

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