Carystus (skipper)

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Carystus
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Carystus phorcus
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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.

Species

The genus Carystus consists of the following species: [1]

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References

  1. "Carystus". ftp.funet.fi. Retrieved 6 December 2016.