''Cogia crameri'' is a species of butterfly 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 ...

, native to Central America and Suriname. Funet
/ref> It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1777 using the name ''Papilio orion'', which was preoccupied (see ''

Scolitantides orion ''Scolitantides orion'', the chequered blue, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae (gossamer-winged butterflies). It is found in Europe, Russia and east across the Palearctic to Japan. Subspecies *''S. o. orion'' Europe (Greece, ...

''). A replacement name honouring Cramer was designated in 1960.

Description

Upper side. Antennae black. Thorax, abdomen, and wings dark olive brown. Anterior wings having a small narrow transparent white line crossing them from the anterior edges to the lower corners, intersected by the brown tendons of the wings. Posterior wings terminating in two white, short, and broad tails. Under side. Palpi white. Breast, abdomen, and wings coloured as on the upper side; the posterior differing merely in having their outward edges bordered with white. Wing-span 2 inches (50 mm).

References

Hesperiidae Butterflies of Central America Hesperiidae of South America Fauna of the Amazon Butterflies described in 1960 Descriptions from Illustrations of Exotic Entomology {{Hesperiidae-stub