| Pythonides | |
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| Pythonides jovianus in Cacoal, Rondônia, Brazil | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Tribe: | Achylodidini |
| Genus: | Pythonides Hübner, [1819] |
Pythonides is a genus of skippers.
Recognised species include: [1]
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