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Falcate Skipper
Francisco Farriols Sarabia, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Butterflies & moths

Falcate Skipper

Spathilepia clonius (Cramer, 1775)

Names

EnglishFalcate Skipper
Dutch—
SpanishSaltarina de alas falcadas
Chinese—
Sranan Tongokapelka (general name for the group)
Scientific nameSpathilepia clonius (Cramer, 1775)

About this species

The Falcate Skipper (Spathilepia clonius) is a species of the family Hesperiidae. It has been recorded in Suriname 5 times (GBIF), between 2022 and 2024. iNaturalist users have shared 6 observations from Suriname. Records come mainly from Commewijne and Sipaliwini.

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyHesperiidae
GenusSpathilepia

In Suriname

5Records in Suriname
6iNaturalist observations
2022First record
2024Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Commewijne3
  • Sipaliwini2

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Sources & credits

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