-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)

-Dicot Skippers (Subfamily Eudaminae)

-Tribe Eudamini

-Subtribe Eudamina

-Genus Urbanus

-Esmeralda Skipper (Urbanus esmeraldus)

The Esmeralda Longtail (Urbanus esmeraldus) is a vibrant Neotropical skipper butterfly primarily recognized by the iridescent emerald or blue-green tint on its body and wing bases. It belongs to a group of "longtail" skippers that are visually similar, often requiring close inspection of the wing undersides for positive identification. Typically inhabits open subtropical woods, lowland tropical forest edges, forest glades, and disturbed areas like roadsides.