-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)

-Grass Skippers (Subfamily Hesperiinae)

-Tribe Hesperiini

-Subtribe Falgina

-Genus Synapte

-Northern-Faceted Skipper (Synapte pecta)

The Northern Faceted-Skipper (Synapte pecta), also called the Malicious Skipper, is a small butterfly primarily found in the subtropical and tropical regions of Mexico and Central America. As a member of the Hesperiidae family, it is characterized by a stout body, relatively short wings, and the rapid, erratic "skipping" flight pattern typical of its tribe, the Anthoptini.