Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Hesperiidae Scientific name Timochares ruptifasciatus | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Timochares Rank Species | |
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Similar Chiomara asychis, Heliopetes macaira, Pellicia arina, Achalarus toxeus, Heliopetes laviana | ||
Timochares ruptifasciatus, the brown-banded skipper, is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in southern Texas, Mexico and Jamaica.
The wingspan is 38–43 millimetres (1.5–1.7 in). There are several generation with adults on wing from March to November in southern Texas and Mexico.
The larvae feed on Malpighia glabra. Adults feed on flower nectar.
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