Mimene atropatene
| Mimene atropatene | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Mimene |
| Species: | M. atropatene |
| Binomial name | |
| Mimene atropatene (Fruhstorfer, 1911) | |
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The Purple Swift (Mimene atropatene) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found along the north-eastern coast of Queensland, as well as on the Aru Islands, Irian Jaya and Papua New Guinea.
The wingspan is about 40 mm.
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