Cecropterus | |
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Cecropterus lyciades | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Cecropterus Herrich-Schäffer, 1869 |
Cecropterus is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae, within which it is placed in subtribe Eudamina. [1] It has three subgenera: Cecropterus, Thorybes and Murgaria. [1]
As of 2019, the genus holds the following species: [1]
Subgenus Cecropterus:
Subgenus Thorybes:
Subgenus Murgaria:
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