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Telegonus anaphus

Telegonus anaphus

(Cramer, [1777])
Rabo Amarillo

Family: Hesperiidae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia

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Telegonus anaphus, the yellow-tipped flasher or dull astraptes, is a species of skipper butterfly in the subfamily Eudaminae. It is found from Argentina, north through Central America to the West Indies and Mexico. Strays can be found up to the lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas.

The wingspan is 51–64 mm. Adults are on wing from April to May and from September to November in southern Texas. There are many flights beginning in March in Mexico. In Costa Rica, it occurs during both the dry and wet seasons.

The larvae feed on vines in the Fabaceae.

Subspecies: The following subspecies are recognised:
  • Telegonus anaphus anaphus - Suriname, Brazil (Bahia)
  • Telegonus anaphus anausis - St. Vincent, Grenada, Dominica, Hispaniola, Cuba, Jamaica
  • Telegonus anaphus aniza - Peru
  • Telegonus anaphus annetta - from Texas to Peru
  • Telegonus anaphus anoma - Trinidad

Source: Wikipedia, article Telegonus anaphus. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 18/07/2026.





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Photography ID: 632321
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Ilha Grande
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
02/08/2025
Peter Vidana



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
228066708/02/2025BrazilRio de JaneiroTrilha 1, Ilha GrandePeter Vidana
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Telegonus anaphus – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 16/09/2026.