Thoressa | |
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Thoressa varia | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Tribe: | Astictopterini |
Genus: | Thoressa C. Swinhoe, 1913 |
Thoressa is a genus of skipper butterflies erected by Charles Swinhoe in 1913. They (like some other skippers) are commonly known as "aces" or "ace butterflies". The genus is endemic to Southeast Asia with many species endemic to China.
Species include:
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