Insects · La Saladita, Guerrero

Long-tailed Skipper

Urbanus proteus

Spanish: Rabuda Verde Común

Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)
Photographed by zihuadean on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC

The long-tailed skipper (Urbanus proteus) is a spread-winged skipper butterfly found throughout tropical and subtropical South America, south to Argentina and north into the southern part of the United States of America. It cannot live in areas with prolonged frost. It is a showy butterfly, with wings of light brown tinted with iridescent blue, and two long tails extending from the hindwings. The robust body is light blue dorsally. It has a large head, prominent eyes,...

TaxonomyInsecta › Lepidoptera › Hesperiidae
Local records19 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records29,114 on iNaturalist
Most recent records2023 – 2026
Months of the 8 most recent records
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Recent local sightings

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Cite as: “Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/urbanus-proteus/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.