Chaetocneme denitza

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Chaetocneme denitza
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Chaetocneme
Species:
C. denitza
Binomial name
Chaetocneme denitza
(Hewitson, 1867) [1]
Synonyms
  • Netrocoryne denitzaHewitson, 1867 [1]

Chaetocneme denitza, commonly known as the rare red-eye [lower-alpha 1] or ornate dusk-flat, [2] is a species of butterfly in the skipper family Hesperiidae. [3] It is endemic to Australia.

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References

  1. also spelled redeye.
  1. 1 2 "Chaetocneme denitza". Butterfly House. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  2. "Chaetocneme denitza". Atlas of Living Australia. Archived from the original on 30 May 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  3. "Rare Redeye Flat, Ornate Dusk-flat - Chaetocneme denitza". www.brisbaneinsects.com. Retrieved 28 April 2016.