Gegenes

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Gegenes
Common hottentot skipper Hesperiidae Gegenes niso 3184s.jpg
G. niso on garden Heliotropium
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Gegenes

Hübner, [1819]
Synonyms
  • PhiloodusRambur, 1840
Common hottentot skipper on garden Heliotropium; anterior aspect Common hottentot skipper Hesperiidae Gegenes niso 3174s.jpg
Common hottentot skipper on garden Heliotropium; anterior aspect

Gegenes is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.

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