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| image = Cecropterus-zarex.jpg
| name = Sharp Banded-Skipper
| genus = Cecropterus
| species = zarex
| authority = Hübner, 1818
| synonyms = {{collapsible list|bullets=true
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|Autochton zarex {{small|Hübner, 1818}}
|Spathilipia jsokrates {{small|Ehrmann, 1918}}
|Autochton assaracus {{small|Hayward, 1952}}
}}
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Cecropterus zarex, the sharp banded-skipper, is a species of dicot skipper in the family Hesperiidae. The species was formerly considered part of the genus Autochton, but was reclassified into Cecropterus.{{Cite journal|title=Genomes of skipper butterflies reveal extensive convergence of wing patterns|journal=Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)|volume=116|issue=13|last1=Li|first1=Wenlin|last2=Cong|first2=Qian|last3=Shen|first3=Jinhui|last4=Grishin|first4=Nick V.|url=https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.1821304116}} It can be found from southeast Brazil to central Mexico, with many sightings of the species in Costa Rica, southern Mexico, and Trinidad.{{Cite web|title=Autochton zarex (Hübner, 1818)|url=https://www.gbif.org/species/1947973|url-status=live|access-date=18 September 2023|website=GBIF}}
Description
C. zarex has an average wingspan of {{convert|30|to|33|mm|in}}.{{Cite web|title=Cecropterus zarex|url=https://www.butterfliesofamerica.com/L/cecropterus_zarex_specimens1.htm|url-status=live|access-date=3 December 2023|website=Butterflies of America}} The wings are bilaterally symmetric; they are a dark brown color, with a white median band on the forewing and an apical white dot of varying size, although typically tiny. The hindwings bear a white margin. The ventral and dorsal views of the wings are near-identical.
The species is physically incredibly similar to Cecropterus longipennis; C. longipennis differs from C. zarex by the presence of a small dark dot in the median band.
Geographic range
Food resources
The sharp banded-skipper's host plants are Desmodium incanum, Phaseolus lunatus, and Rhynchosia calycosa.{{Cite book|last=Beccaloni|first=G.W.|last2=Viloria|first2=Á.L.|last3=Hall|first3=S.K.|last4=Robinson|first4=G.S.|date=31 March 2008|title=Catalogue of the hostplants of the Neotropical butterflies.|url=https://www.researchgate.net/profile/George-Beccaloni-2/publication/262099000_Catalogue_of_the_Hostplants_of_the_Neotropical_Butterflies_Catalogo_de_las_Plantas_Huesped_de_las_Mariposas_Neotropicales/links/5cc0d98a92851c8d2202f3f1/Catalogue-of-the-Hostplants-of-the-Neotropical-Butterflies-Catalogo-de-las-Plantas-Huesped-de-las-Mariposas-Neotropicales.pdf|language=English, Spanish|publisher=Sociedad Entomólogica Aragonesa|volume=8|pages=68|isbn=9788493587222|via=ResearchGate}} The adults feed on nectar.{{Cite web|last=Vieira|first=Rosamary|last2=Höfer|first2=Hubert|title=Autochton zarex (Hübner, 1818)|url=https://www.amazonian-butterflies.net/families/?tx_psbfieldguide_fg%5Bspecies%5D=35&tx_psbfieldguide_fg%5Baction%5D=show&tx_psbfieldguide_fg%5Bcontroller%5D=Species|url-status=live|access-date=18 September 2023|website=Butterflies of the Amazon}}
References
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