Carterocephalus

Carterocephalus
Chequered Skipper
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Heteropterinae
Genus: Carterocephalus
Lederer, 1852
Species

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Carterocephalus is a Holarctic genus of skipperling in the butterfly family, Hesperiidae.

The wing colour is yellow, white, dark-brown and black with a variously spotted appearance. The hind wing upperside is dark with clear cut rounded lighter spots.The majority of species are endemic to China.

Species

Listed alphabetically.[1]

Gallery

References and external links

  1. Carterocephalus, funet.fi
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