''Decinea decinea'' is a species of

butterfly Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...

of the family

Hesperiidae Skippers are a family of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) named the Hesperiidae. Being diurnal, they are generally called butterflies. They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea; however, the most recent taxonomy ...

. It is found from South America (Brazil, Venezuela).

Subspecies

*''Decinea decinea decinea'' (Brazil: Rio de Janeiro, Paraná) *''Decinea decinea derisor'' (Venezuela)

External links

Butterflies and Moths of North America
Hesperiini Hesperiidae of South America Butterflies of North America Butterflies described in 1876 Taxa named by William Chapman Hewitson {{Hesperiini-stub