Cogia hippalus

Cogia hippalus, the acacia skipper, is a species of dicot skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. It is found in Central America, North America, and South America.^[1][2][3]

Cogia hippalus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Cogia
Species:	C. hippalus
Binomial name
Cogia hippalus (W. H. Edwards, 1882)

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:

• Cogia hippalus hester Evans, 1953
• Cogia hippalus hippalus (W. H. Edwards, 1882)
• Cogia hippalus hiska Evans, 1953
• Cogia hippalus peninsularis Miller & MacNeill, 1969