-Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)

-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)

-Insects (Class Insecta)

-Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

-Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)

-Butterflies (Superfamily Papilionoidea)

-Skippers (Family Hesperiidae)

-Grass Skippers (Subfamily Hesperiinae)

-Tribe Hesperiini

-Subtribe Calpodina

-Genus Calpodes

-Calpodes Skipper (Calpodes fusta)

Calpodes fusta is a robust, fast-flying skipper butterfly in the family Hesperiidae, occurring in Mexico and parts of Central America. Like other members of the genus Calpodes, it has a stocky body, relatively narrow wings, and hooked antennae, typical of skippers. Adults are typically found in forested habitats, edges, and clearings, where they fly quickly and often perch briefly on leaves. Like other skippers, they may visit flowers for nectar or feed on moisture from damp ground.