Telegonus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Subtribe: | Eudamina |
Genus: | Telegonus Hübner, [1819] |
Telegonus is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae, in which it is placed in subtribe Eudamina. [1] It has been the subject of recent revision, and now includes several species formerly in Astraptes , Autochton and Urbanus . [1]
Recognised species in the genus Telegonus include: [2]
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