Parphorus

Parphorus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Subtribe:	Moncina
Genus:	Parphorus ; Godman, 1900

Last updated February 02, 2023

Parphorus is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.

Species

Recognised species in the genus Parphorus include:

Parphorus decora Dyar, 1914^[1]
Parphorus felta Evans, [1955]^[1]
Parphorus storax (Draudt, 1923)^[1]

Former species

Parphorus auristrigaBell, 1959 - transferred to Rigga auristriga (Bell, 1959)
Parphorus hesia(Hewitson, 1870) - transferred to Rigga hesia (Hewitson, 1870)
Parphorus ira(Butler, 1870) - transferred to Rigga ira (Butler, 1870)
Parphorus oeagrus(Godman, [1900]) - transferred to Rigga oeagrus (Godman, [1900])
Parphorus paramus(Bell, 1947) - transferred to Rigga paramus (Bell, 1947)
Parphorus sapala(Godman, [1900]) - transferred to Rigga sapala (Godman, [1900])

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References

1 2 3 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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Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database

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[Zhang-1] 1 2 3 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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