Chondrolepis

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Chondrolepis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Tribe: Astictopterini
Genus: Chondrolepis
Mabille, 1904 [1]
Synonyms
  • ChioneigiaHeron, 1909

Chondrolepis is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae. The name Chondrolepis (meaning "thick scales") derives from Greek words: chondros (meaning "thick") and lepis (meaning "scale").

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References

  1. Chondrolepis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms