-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)..................................................................

-Tribe Carcharodini

-Genus Pellicia

-Pellicia dimidiata

-Morning Glory Tufted Skipper (Pellicia dimidiata ssp. dimidiata)

Pellicia dimidiata, commonly known as the Morning Glory Tufted Skipper, is a small to medium-sized butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It belongs to a group of skippers known as tufted skippers, named for the slight tuft of hair-like scales on the thorax. The wings are typically dark brown, marked with small pale or translucent spots on the forewings, though these markings can be subtle. The underside is generally lighter brown with faint patterning, providing camouflage when the butterfly rests. Like other skippers, it has a stout body, hooked antennae, and rapid, darting flight.