Achlyodes

Achlyodes
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:

Three closely related species A. minna, A. mithridates and A. munroei are sometimes considered to belong to Eantis.[2]

References

  1. Funet
  2. Brower, Andrew V. Z.; Warren, Andrew (2009). "Achlyodes". The Tree of Life Web Project.
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