Hesperia viridis (Edwards, 1883) is a animal in the Hesperiidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Hesperia viridis (Edwards, 1883)

Hesperia viridis (Edwards, 1883)

Hesperia viridis, the green skipper, is a North American grass skipper butterfly with MONA/Hodges number 4028.

Family
Genus
Hesperia
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Hesperia viridis (Edwards, 1883)

Hesperia viridis, commonly called the green skipper, is a species of grass skipper belonging to the butterfly family Hesperiidae. This species can be found in North America. Its assigned MONA (Hodges) number is 4028.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Hesperiidae Hesperia

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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