Niconiades

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Niconiades
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Tribe: Moncini
Genus: Niconiades
Hübner, [1821]

Niconiades is a genus of skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae.

Species

Recognised species in the genus Niconiades 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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