Willema perexcellens

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Willema perexcellens
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Willema
Species:
W. perexcellens
Binomial name
Willema perexcellens
(Butler, 1896) [1]
Synonyms
  • Cyclopides perexcellensButler, 1896
  • Metisella perexcellens(Butler, 1896)

Willema perexcellens is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Malawi and Tanzania. [2]

Subspecies

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References

  1. ↑ Metisella, funet.fi
  2. ↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Heteropterinae". Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2012-10-18.


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