Metrocles (skipper)

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Metrocles
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Genus: Metrocles
Godman, 1900
Synonyms
  • ChalconeEvans, 1955
  • HansaEvans, 1955
  • PropertiusEvans, 1955

Metrocles is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.

Species

Recognised species in the genus Metrocles include: [1]

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References

  1. ↑ Zhang, Jing; Cong, Qian; Shen, Jinhui; Grishin, Nick (2022-03-14). "Taxonomic changes suggested by the genomic analysis of Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera)". Insecta Mundi.


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