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Butterflies of Zihuatanejo

SUPERFAMILY PAPILIONOIDEA

-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

-Genus Murgaria

-White-tailed Longtail (Murgaria doryssus)


Murgaria doryssus the White-tailed longtail, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from Panama, north through Central America and Mexico to central Texas. Strays can be found up to southern Arizona. The wingspan is 42–50 mm. Adults are on wing from February to November. There are three generations per year. The caterpillars feed on young leaves of Ebenopsis ebano. Adults feed on flower nectar.

White-tailed Longtail

Murgaria doryssus

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