Perichares

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Perichares
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William John Swainson's original figure of Perichares haworthiana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Tribe: Pericharini
Genus: Perichares
Scudder, 1872
Synonyms
  • LychnuchoidesGodman, 1901
  • Alera Mabille, 1891
  • OenidesMabille, 1904

Perichares is a Neotropical genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.

Species

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