''Cogia hippalus'', the acacia skipper, is a species of dicot skipper in the
butterfly
Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...
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 Central America, North America, and South America.
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Subspecies
The following subspecies are recognised:
* ''Cogia hippalus hester'' Evans, 1953
* ''Cogia hippalus hippalus'' (W. H. Edwards, 1882)
* ''Cogia hippalus hiska'' Evans, 1953
* ''Cogia hippalus peninsularis'' Miller & MacNeill, 1969
References
Further reading
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Eudaminae
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Butterflies described in 1882
Taxa named by William Henry Edwards
Butterflies of Central America
Hesperiidae of South America
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