Carystus | |
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Carystus phorcus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Tribe: | Calpodini |
Genus: | Carystus Hübner, 1819 |
Carystus is a genus of skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae.
The genus Carystus consists of the following species: [1]
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