Cyclosemia | |
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Cyclosemia anastomosis | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Tribe: | Carcharodini |
Genus: | Cyclosemia Mabille, 1878 |
Cyclosemia is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Recognised species in the genus Cyclosemia include: [1]
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Dalla is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Helias is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Idmon is a genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Iliana is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae. It was first described in 1937 by Ernest Layton Bell, with Iliana romulus as the type species. Species of the genus have a neotropical distribution.
Katreus is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Lamponia is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Moeris is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Nyctus is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Paratrytone is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Piruna is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
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Vettius is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
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