Nascus paulliniae

Nascus paulliniae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Nascus
Species:	N. paulliniae
Binomial name
	Nascus paulliniae; (Sepp, 1842)
Synonyms
	Pseudonascus paulliniae (Sepp, 1848);

Nascus paulliniae is a species of butterfly belonging to the family of skippers.

Appearance

A medium-sized (wing span 40-50 millimeter), brown skipper with white cross bands on the forewings, and a white spot outside this.

The larvae live on plants in the family Sapindaceae.

The species is found throughout Central and South America, from Mexico southwards to Brazil.

Brower, A.V.Z. and Warren, A. (2007) Pseudonascus at Tree of life [1]
Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms: Checklist of species. Hentet 1.6. 2012.