Butterflies and Moths of North America

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Striped Blue-Skipper
Quadrus contubernalis (Mabille, 1883)


Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Pyrginae
Tribe: Achlyodini
Identification:
Wing Span:
Life History:
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Habitat:
Range: Southeast Mexico through Central America and to the upper Amazon (source: Butterflies of America)
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Taxonomy Notes: Subspecies contubernalis (Mabille, 1883) and anicius (Godman & Salvin, 1894)