28,332 observations
Long-tailed Skipper
Urbanus proteus
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Arthropoda ›Class: Insecta ›Order: Lepidoptera ›Family: Hesperiidae ›Genus: Urbanus
About
The long-tailed skipper (Urbanus proteus) is a spread-winged skipper butterfly found throughout tropical and subtropical South America, south to Argentina and north into the southern part of the United States of America. It cannot live in areas with prolonged frost. It is a showy butterfly, with wings of light brown tinted with iridescent blue, and two long tails extending from the hindwings. The robust body is light blue dorsally. It has a large head, prominent eyes,...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Long-tailed Skipper is Urbanus proteus.
- Long-tailed Skipper belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- Long-tailed Skipper belongs to the phylum Arthropoda.
- Long-tailed Skipper belongs to the class Insecta.
- Long-tailed Skipper belongs to the order Lepidoptera.
- Long-tailed Skipper belongs to the family Hesperiidae.
- Long-tailed Skipper belongs to the genus Urbanus.