Astraptes

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iFlasher butterflies
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Division: Rhopalocera
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Hesperioidea
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Pyrginae
Genus: Astraptes
species

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Astraptes is the genus of flasher butterflies, which belong to the spread-wing skipper subfamily.

Species include:

  • Astraptes alardus (Frosted Flasher)
  • Astraptes alector (Gilbert's Flasher)
  • Astraptes anaphus (Yellow-tipped Flasher)
  • Astraptes egregius (Small-spotted Flasher)
  • Astraptes fulgerator (Two-barred Flasher)


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