Achlyodes
| Achlyodes | |
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| Achlyodes busirus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Subfamily: | Pyrginae |
| Tribe: | Achlyodidini |
| Genus: | Achlyodes Hübner, [1819] |
Achlyodes is a genus of skippers.The members (species) are found in the Nearctic and Neotropical ecozones.[1]
The genus has only few species:
- Achlyodes busirus (Cramer, [1779])
- Achlyodes pallida (R. Felder, 1869)
- Achlyodes minna Evans, 1953
- Achlyodes mithridates (Fabricius, 1793)
- Achlyodes munroei Bell, 1956
Three closely related species A. minna, A. mithridates and A. munroei are sometimes considered to belong to Eantis.[2]
References
- ↑ Funet
- ↑ Brower, Andrew V. Z.; Warren, Andrew (2009). "Achlyodes". The Tree of Life Web Project.
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