Aeromachus plumbeola

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Aeromachus plumbeola
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Aeromachus
Species:
A. plumbeola
Binomial name
Aeromachus plumbeola
(C. & R. Felder, 1867) [1]
Synonyms
  • Hesperia plumbeolaC. & R. Felder, 1867
  • Aeromachus plumbeolus

Aeromachus plumbeola is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Philippines and southern India. It is only half the size of Baracus vittatus , otherwise similar above, in the forewing the basal half (male) or one third (female) is silvery grey (plumbeus), the under surface dusty grey with a brownish tint and lighter small longitudinal spots and rays. Philippines. [2]


References

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  2. Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Theclinae, Poritiinae, Hesperiidae. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .