SUBFAMILY TAGIADANAE

TAGIADINAE - SPREAD-WING SKIPPERS - TRIBES

• 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)

• Subfamily Tagiadinae

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Subfamily Tagiadinae is a group of skipper butterflies within the family Hesperiidae. Members of this subfamily are generally small to medium-sized butterflies characterized by robust bodies, hooked antennae, rapid flight, and wings that are often dark brown or black with contrasting white, translucent, or pale markings. Many species rest with their wings spread flat, a trait shared with other spread-wing skippers.