Fresna

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Fresna
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Tribe: Astictopterini
Genus: Fresna
Evans, 1937 [1]

Fresna is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae. They are commonly known as Acraea skippers.

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References

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