Pseudodrephalys

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Pseudodrephalys
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Tribe: Pyrgini
Genus: Pseudodrephalys
Burns, 1998
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Pseudodrephalys is a genus of South American skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae.

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