Peba

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Peba
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Subtribe: Moncina
Genus: Peba
Mielke, 1968
Species:
P. verames
Binomial name
Peba verames
(Schaus, 1902)
Synonyms

(Species)

  • Callimormus veramesSchaus, 1902
  • Peba striataMielke, 1968

Peba is a genus of skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. It has one species Peba verames.

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