• 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

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Tribe Carcharodini is a tribe of skipper butterflies within the subfamily Pyrginae of the family Hesperiidae. Members of this tribe are generally small to medium-sized butterflies characterized by stout bodies, hooked antennae, rapid flight, and mottled wing patterns in shades of brown, gray, black, and white that provide effective camouflage against bark, soil, and vegetation. Many species rest with their wings spread flat, a characteristic feature of spread-wing skippers.