Adopaeoides prittwitzi

(Adopaeoides prittwitzi)

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Description

Adopaeoides prittwitzi, the sunrise skipper, is a species of grass skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. It is found in Central America and North America. The MONA or Hodges number for Adopaeoides prittwitzi is 4011. Adopaeoides is a genus of butterflies in the grass skipper subfamily, Hesperiinae. It is small genus from Mexico and the southwestern United States.

Taxonomic tree:

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