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Remella skipper

Remella sp.

Description:

Mariposa de la familia Hesperiidae.

Habitat:

Bosque mesófilo de montaña (perturbado).

Notes:

Autor de la foto: Billo Zamudio Palestino.

1 Species ID Suggestions

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago
Remella Skipper
Remella sp. Remella thumbnails


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2 Comments

Billo-kun
Billo-kun 11 years ago

:S woow (sigh) thank you so much! @bayucca

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago

What a shame, I can't give you my #5800 down to species level...
Remella sp. and could be Remella cf. rita/duena (if you look at the BOA link, for both Rita and Duena, the pictures are identical, meaning only DNA can separate the two) or Remella remus or Emella vopiscus. Unfortunately I cannot give a key for separation of the very similar species, so I would go with Remella sp. Personally I slightly tend to Remella cf. rita/duena.
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http://butterfliesofamerica.com/remella_...
Rita/Duena: The location for Rita would be E/W Mexico, whereas Duena is S Mexico, both going down to Guatemala/Panama. Unfortunately Orizaba could be everything of the above mentioned criteria.

Billo-kun
Spotted by
Billo-kun

Orizaba, Veracruz, Mexico

Spotted on Sep 29, 2013
Submitted on Oct 10, 2013

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