Blue-glossed Skipper Onophas columbaria columbaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1870)

Family: Hesperiidae

Subfamily: Hesperiinae

Tribe: Moncini

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Range: This subspecies is the only in our region; range is Southeastern Mexico to Bolivia and Brazil (source: Butterflies of America).

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