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Molo
Molo is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae. Small (wingspan about 25 millimeters), brown and orange smugglers. These species are quite variable, the species of brown and orange varies widely within a species, some individuals also have white spots instead of orange. As is common in Hesperiini, it is almost impossible to recognize the genus only on the outer appearance.
8 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Mango Skipper
speciesMolo mango
Molo ponda
speciesMolo ponda
Molo humeralis
speciesMolo humeralis
Molo poecila
speciesMolo poecila
Molo heraea
speciesMolo heraea
Molo stygia
speciesMolo stygia
Molo muzo
speciesMolo muzo
Molo petra
speciesMolo petra
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Ulyssis Aldrovandi ... De animalibus insectis libri septem
Aldrovandi, Ulisse · 1618 · p.190
Ulyssis Aldrovandi ... De animalibus insectis libri septem
Aldrovandi, Ulisse · 1618 · p.214
Maria Sibylla Merian — Der rupsen begin, voedzel en wonderbaare verandering (1712)
Maria Sibylla Merian · 1717 · p.215
Maria Sibylla Merian — Der rupsen begin, voedzel en wonderbaare verandering (1712)
Maria Sibylla Merian · 1717 · p.191
Maria Sibylla Merian — Der rupsen begin, voedzel en wonderbaare verandering (1712)
Maria Sibylla Merian · 1717 · p.201
Maria Sibylla Merian — Der rupsen begin, voedzel en wonderbaare verandering (1712)
Maria Sibylla Merian · 1717 · p.205
Mark Catesby — Piscium, serpentum, insectorum (pt. 2) (1777)
Mark Catesby · 1777 · p.36
Mark Catesby — Piscium, serpentum, insectorum (pt. 2) (1777)
Mark Catesby · 1777 · p.39
Mark Catesby — Piscium, serpentum, insectorum (pt. 2) (1777)
Mark Catesby · 1777 · p.45
Mark Catesby — Piscium, serpentum, insectorum (pt. 2) (1777)
Mark Catesby · 1777 · p.60
Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium
Maria Sibylla Merian · 1705 · p.144
Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium
Maria Sibylla Merian · 1705 · p.54
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 882363.