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Spicauda simplicius

Spicauda simplicius

(Stoll, 1790)
Coludo Simple
Family: Hesperiidae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia
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Synonyms: Urbanus simplicius.




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Spicauda simplicius, the plain longtail, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found from Argentina, north through Central America, Mexico, and the West Indies to southern Texas and peninsular Florida.

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





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Photography ID: 366359
  Adult
Puerto Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
10/19/2019
Gustavo Fernando Durán
Foto
Photography ID: 134443
  Adult
Santa Fe
Santa Fe
Argentina
04/07/2013
Gustavo Fernando Durán



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
114280019/10/2019ArgentinaMisionesSelva Iryapú (600 hectáreas), Puerto IguazúGustavo Fernando Durán
56714315/04/2017ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Ecológica Ciudad Universitaria UNL (RECU), Santa Fe1Gustavo Fernando Durán
52184029/12/2016ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Ecológica Ciudad Universitaria UNL (RECU), Santa Fe1Gustavo Fernando Durán
42816516/04/2016ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Ecológica Ciudad Universitaria UNL (RECU), Santa Fe1Gustavo Fernando Durán
42086605/03/2016ArgentinaSanta FeCamino Rural, San Jerónimo Norte1Gustavo Fernando Durán
39167207/04/2013ArgentinaSanta FeReserva Ecológica Ciudad Universitaria UNL (RECU), Santa FeGustavo Fernando Durán
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Spicauda simplicius – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 01/10/2026.