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More than 2200 species of the wild flora and fauna photographed in Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico and the surrounding area.
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Butterflies of Zihuatanejo
SUPERFAMILY PAPILIONOIDEA
-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)
-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)
-Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)
-Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)
-Butterflies (Superfamily Papilionoidea)
-Skippers (Family Hesperiidae)
-Grass Skippers (Subfamily Hesperiinae)
-Subtribe Moncina
-Zariaspes mythecus (Godman's Skipper)
Godman's Skipper (Zariaspes mythecus) is a small, Neotropical butterfly belonging to the Hesperiidae family (skippers). It is primarily found along the Pacific slope of Western Mexico. Typically displays a warm orange-brown or golden-brown ground colour on both the upperside and underside of the wings. It inhabits meadows, forest edges, and sunny clearings where it can bask and visit flowers.
Godman's Skipper
Zariaspes mythecus

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