Cymaenes tripunctus explained

Cymaenes tripunctus, known generally as the three-spotted skipper or dingy dotted skipper, is a species of grass skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America.

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Cymaenes tripunctus:

• Cymaenes tripunctus theogenis Capronnier, 1874
• Cymaenes tripunctus tripunctus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1865)

Further reading

• Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico. 2016. Pohl . Greg. Patterson . Bob. Pelham . Jonathan. 10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287. free.