-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 Timochares

-Many-banded Skipper (Timochares trifasciata)

-Timochares trifasciata ssp. trifasciata

The Many-banded Skipper (Timochares trifasciata) is a Neotropical butterfly belonging to the Hesperiidae family (skippers). It is particularly known for its fast, darting flight and the distinct dark bands across its wings that give it its name. It is found from eastern and western Mexico south to southern Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina. It typically inhabits tropical forest openings, edges, and sometimes city flower gardens where nectar sources are abundant.