Timochares ruptifasciata explained

Timochares ruptifasciata, the brown-banded skipper, is a species of spread-wing skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, and North America.

The MONA or Hodges number for Timochares ruptifasciata is 3941.

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Timochares ruptifasciata:

• Timochares ruptifasciata runia Evans, 1953
• Timochares ruptifasciata ruptifasciata

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.