Mimene toxopei | |
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Upperside (left), underside (right) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Mimene |
Species: | M. toxopei |
Binomial name | |
Mimene toxopei de Jong, 2008 | |
Mimene toxopei is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Papua on New Guinea.
The length of the forewings is 16–17 mm.
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