-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 Spicauda

-Teleus Longtail (Spicauda teleus)

The Teleus Longtail (Spicauda teleus, formerly Urbanus teleus) is a Neotropical skipper butterfly recognizable by its long hindwing tails and a thin, transparent band on its forewings. It is part of a complex of similar-looking "longtail" skippers and is often seen in tropical forest clearings and gardens. Unlike the Plain Longtail, the Teleus Longtail features a thin transparent median band on the forewing. They are active nectar feeders, frequently visiting various flowers in gardens and clearings.