Cymaenes Lumina
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''Cymaenes lumina'', the fawn-spotted skipper, is a species of
grass skipper Grass skippers or banded skippers are butterflies of the subfamily Hesperiinae, part of the skipper family, Hesperiidae. The subfamily was established by Pierre André Latreille in 1809. Description and distribution With over 2,000 described sp ...
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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* Hesperiinae Articles created by Qbugbot Butterflies described in 1891 Butterflies of Central America Hesperiidae of South America Taxa named by Paul Mabille {{hesperiinae-stub