Spialia geron

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Spialia geron
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Spialia
Species:
S. geron
Binomial name
Spialia geron
(Watson, 1893) [1]
Synonyms
  • Hesperia geronWatson, 1893

Spialia geron is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Afghanistan and western Pakistan.

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References

  1. Spialia, funet.fi