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Sybarite skipper

Erionota sybirita (Hewitson, 1876)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The sybarite skipper (Erionota sybirita) is a species in the family Hesperiidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the sybarite skipper

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
5 cm – 6 cm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forest
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the sybarite skipper?

SYBARITE SKIPPER · WINGSPAN 6 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 6 cm, the recorded maximum wingspan of the sybarite skipper is about 3.5% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the sybarite skipper live?

Not recorded

Is the sybarite skipper endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the sybarite skipper classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyHesperiidae
  6. genusErionota
  7. SpeciesErionota sybirita (Hewitson, 1876)

Synonyms Erionota mabillei, Hesperia sybirita

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • ผีเสื้อบินเร็วใหญ่ใต้จุดThai

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the sybarite skipper

Other species in the same genus Erionota.

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Common questions

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How big is the sybarite skipper?

An adult sybarite skipper has a wingspan of 5 cm – 6 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the sybarite skipper?

The sybarite skipper (Erionota sybirita) belongs to the family Hesperiidae in the order Lepidoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Sybarite skipper (Erionota sybirita). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/sybarite-skipper

MLA

“Sybarite skipper (Erionota sybirita).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/sybarite-skipper.

BibTeX
@misc{sybarite_skipper_2026,
  title = {Sybarite skipper (Erionota sybirita)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/sybarite-skipper},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}