Mimene atropatene

Mimene atropatene
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Mimene
Species: M. atropatene
Binomial name
Mimene atropatene
(Fruhstorfer, 1911)
Synonyms
  • Parnara atropatene Fruhstorfer, 1911
  • Telesto wollastoni Rothschild, 1915

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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