Molla molla

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Molla molla
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Subtribe: Moncina
Genus: Molla
Evans, [1955]
Species:
M. molla
Binomial name
Molla molla
Evans, [1955]

Molla molla is a species of skipper butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Molla. [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. 2022 (921). PMC   8975183 . PMID   35370352.