Timochares ruptifasciatus

Timochares ruptifasciatus, the brown-banded skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in southern Texas, Mexico and Jamaica.

The wingspan is 38 - 43 mm. There are several generation with adults on wing from March to November in southern Texas and Mexico.

The larvae feed on Malpighia glabra. Adults feed on flower nectar.