Mexican Sootywing

Pholisora mejicanus

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae

Pholisora mejicanus is a species of butterfly of the skipper family, the Hesperiidae. It occurs in the Southwestern United States south throughout most of Mexico. Often it is referred to as the Mexican sootywing.

Distribution

Mexican Sootywing — (c) colinpena, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Sources and credits

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Mexican Sootywing

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