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Atrytonopsis edwardsi, the sheep skipper, is a grass skipper butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. The species was first described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1916. It is found in Central and North America.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Sheep Skipper being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Amblyscirtes texanae
- Atrytonopsis margarita
- Atrytonopsis python
- Amblyscirtes aenus
- Atrytonopsis pittacus
- Atrytonopsis vierecki
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Hesperiidae
- Genus
- Atrytonopsis
- Species
- Atrytonopsis edwardsi
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