Zera (butterfly)

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Zera
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Zera hyacinthinus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Pyrginae
Genus: Zera
Evans, 1953

Zera is a genus of skippers in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. There are about eight described species in Zera, found in Central and South America. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Species

These eight species belong to the genus Zera:

References

  1. ↑ "GBIF, Zera" . Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  2. ↑ "Catalogue of Life, Zera Evans, 1953" . Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  3. ↑ Li, Wenlin; Cong, Qian; Shen, Jinhui; Zhang, Jing; et al. (2019). "Genomes of skipper butterflies reveal extensive convergence of wing patterns". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116 (13): 6232–6237. Bibcode:2019PNAS..116.6232L. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1821304116 . PMC   6442542 . PMID   30877254.
  4. ↑ Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database


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