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Yellow-edged Ruby-eye
Laura Gaudette, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Butterflies & moths

Yellow-edged Ruby-eye

Orses cynisca (Swainson, 1821)

Names

EnglishYellow-edged Ruby-eye
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese—
Sranan Tongokapelka (general name for the group)
Scientific nameOrses cynisca (Swainson, 1821)

About this species

The Yellow-edged Ruby-eye (Orses cynisca) is a species of the family Hesperiidae. It has been recorded in Suriname once (GBIF), in 2025. iNaturalist users have shared 2 observations from Suriname. Records come from Brokopondo.

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyHesperiidae
GenusOrses

In Suriname

1Records in Suriname
2iNaturalist observations
2025First record

Where it has been recorded

  • Brokopondo1

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

Sources & credits

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