| Yanguna cometes | |
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| Yanguna cometes staudingeri from Peru. Mounted specimen | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Yanguna |
| Species: | Y. cometes |
| Binomial name | |
| Yanguna cometes (Cramer, 1779) |
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Yanguna cometes is a species of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
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Yanguna cometes has a wingspan of about 30 millimetres (1.2 in). The uppersides of the wings are metallic blue, with a reddish basal area and broad white bands crossing the forewings. The undersides are similar to the uppersides. The body is hairy and reddish, while the abdomen is black crossed by white stripes.
This species occurs in Surinam, Peru and Bolivia.