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Yellow-edged Firetip
William Swainson, F.R.S., F.L.S., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Butterflies & moths

Yellow-edged Firetip

Pyrrhopyge amyclas (Cramer, 1779)

Names

EnglishYellow-edged Firetip
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese—
Sranan Tongokapelka (general name for the group)
Scientific namePyrrhopyge amyclas (Cramer, 1779)

About this species

The Yellow-edged Firetip (Pyrrhopyge amyclas) is a species of the family Hesperiidae. It has been recorded in Suriname 14 times (GBIF), between 1947 and 2024. iNaturalist users have shared 14 observations from Suriname. Records come mainly from Paramaribo and Nickerie.

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyHesperiidae
GenusPyrrhopyge

In Suriname

14Records in Suriname
14iNaturalist observations
1947First record
2024Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Paramaribo9
  • Nickerie1

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

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