''Autochton bipunctatus'', also known by the vernacular names Gmelin's banded skipper, two-spotted banded skipper, and twin-spot banded skipper, is a butterfly species in the family

Hesperiidae Skippers are a family of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) named the Hesperiidae. Being diurnal, they are generally called butterflies. They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea; however, the most recent taxonomy ...

. It was first described by

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as ''Papilio bipunctatus'' in the Gmelin 13th edition of Systema Naturae. ''A. bipunctatus'' occurs in the Americas, where its distribution ranges from Mexico south to

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and Brazil. Its habitat consists of forest edges at an altitude of up to 1000 m above sea level.

References

Autochton (butterfly) Butterflies described in 1790 Taxa named by Johann Friedrich Gmelin Hesperiidae of South America Butterflies of Central America Butterflies of North America {{Hesperiidae-stub