Chondrolepis

Chondrolepis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Tribe: Erionotini
Genus: Chondrolepis
Mabille, 1904[1]
Synonyms
  • Chioneigia Heron, 1909

Chondrolepis is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae. The name "Chondrolepis" (meaning "thick scales") derives from Greek words: chondros [thick] and lepis, scale.

Species

References

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