Typhedanus crameri

(Typhedanus crameri)

Description

Typhedanus crameri is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae, native to Central America and Suriname. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1777 using the name Papilio orion, which was preoccupied (see Scolitantides orion). A replacement name honouring Cramer was designated in 1960.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Hesperiidae
Genus:Typhedanus
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