''Callimormus radiola'', the radiant skipper, is a species of skipper butterfly in the family
Hesperiidae
Skippers are a group of butterflies placed in the family Hesperiidae within the order Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies). They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea, but have since been placed in the superfamily Papilion ...
. It is found in southern Mexico, Ecuador, Brazil, Colombia and Argentina.
Subspecies
*''Callimormus radiola radiola'' (southern Mexico to southern Brazil)
*''Callimormus radiola elegans''
Hayward, 1938 (Ecuador)
*''Callimormus radiola janna''
Evans, 1955 (Colombia)
*''Callimormus radiola pusillus''
Hayward, 1934 (Argentina)
References
External links
*
''Callimormus elegans'' at Animal Diversity Web
Hesperiinae
Butterflies described in 1878
Hesperiidae of South America
Butterflies of North America
Taxa named by Paul Mabille
Lepidoptera of Mexico
Lepidoptera of Colombia
Lepidoptera of Ecuador
Lepidoptera of Brazil
Lepidoptera of Argentina
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