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Panoquina lucas

Purple-washed Skipper


Panoquina lucas

(Fabricius, 1793)
Family: Hesperiidae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia
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Description


Panoquina lucas, the purple-washed skipper, is a species of grass skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America.

The MONA or Hodges number for Panoquina lucas is 4121.

Subspecies: These two subspecies belong to the species Panoquina lucas:
  • Panoquina lucas lucas (Fabricius, 1793)
  • Panoquina lucas woodruffi Watson, 1937

Source: Wikipedia, article Panoquina lucas. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Foto
Photography ID: 594641
  Adult
San Miguel, capital
Tucumán
Argentina
05/31/2020
Viviana Fuentes
Foto
Photography ID: 495818
  Adult
Alunail@nds
La Rioja
Argentina
03/25/2018
Ramón Vera
Foto
Photography ID: 495817
  Adult
Alunail@nds
La Rioja
Argentina
03/25/2018
Ramón Vera
Foto
Photography ID: 419081
  Adult
Alunail@nds
La Rioja
Argentina
03/25/2018
Ramón Vera
Foto
Photography ID: 260346
  Adult
La Higuera
Córdoba
Argentina
04/05/2018
Gaston Lisandro Gabinetti
Foto
Photography ID: 182925
  Adult
Libertador General San Martín
Jujuy
Argentina
12/22/2016
Gustavo Puente



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
212801331/05/2020ArgentinaTucumánSan Miguel, capitalViviana Fuentes
74647111/04/2018ArgentinaCórdobaEstancia Jesuítica Santa CatalinaGaston Lisandro Gabinetti
74592405/04/2018ArgentinaCórdobaCamino rural entre La higuera y Cruz de Caña., La HigueraGaston Lisandro Gabinetti
131116925/03/2018ArgentinaLa RiojaAlunail@ndsRamón Vera
52091722/12/2016ArgentinaJujuyLibertador General San MartínGustavo Puente
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Purple-washed Skipper (Panoquina lucas) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 23/09/2026.