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Dalla octomaculata

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Eight-spotted skipper
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Dalla
Species:
D. octomaculata
Binomial name
Dalla octomaculata
(Godman, 1900)[2]
Synonyms
  • Butleria octomaculata Godman, [1900]

Dalla octomaculata, the eight-spotted skipper or light-spotted skipper, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae, in the subfamily Heteropterinae, which are sometimes called skipperlings. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama.

References

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  1. ^ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Dalla octomaculata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T6230A12586267. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T6230A12586267.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ Dalla at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms