Cogia crameri

Cogia crameri

"Cogia crameri" is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae, native to Central America and Suriname. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1777 using the name "Papilio orion", which was preoccupied. A replacement name honouring Cramer was designated in 1960.
Cogia crameri, La Isla Escondida, Colombia Unusually fancy for a skipper! Cogia crameri,Colombia,Colombia 2024,Fall,Geotagged,La Isla Escondida,South America,World

Appearance

Upper side. Antennae black. Thorax, abdomen, and wings dark olive brown. Anterior wings having a small narrow transparent white line crossing them from the anterior edges to the lower corners, intersected by the brown tendons of the wings. Posterior wings terminating in two white, short, and broad tails.

Under side. Palpi white. Breast, abdomen, and wings coloured as on the upper side; the posterior differing merely in having their outward edges bordered with white. Wing-span 2 inches.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyHesperiidae
GenusCogia
SpeciesC. crameri
Photographed in
Colombia