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Butterflies of Zihuatanejo

SUPERFAMILY PAPILIONOIDEA

-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)

-Spread-wing Skippers (Subfamily Pyrginae)

-Duskywings and Allies (Tribe Erynnini)

-Genus Chiomara

-Chiomara mithrax


Chiomara mithrax, commonly known as the Mithrax Skipper, is a small to medium-sized butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. Like other skippers, it has a compact, robust body, hooked antennae, and quick, darting flight. This species is found in Mexico and Central America, inhabiting tropical forests, edges, and clearings. Adults are often seen perching on leaves or flying rapidly through vegetation, occasionally visiting flowers or feeding on moisture from soil and organic matter.

Chiomara mithrax

Chiomara mithrax

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