Apaustus | |
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Apaustus gracilis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Subtribe: | Apaustina |
Genus: | Apaustus Hübner, [1819] |
Apaustus is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Recognised species in the genus Apaustus include: [1]
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