Euschemon
Genus of butterflies / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Euschemon is a genus of skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Euschemon rafflesia, commonly known as the regent skipper and is found in Australia.[1]
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Regent skipper | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Subfamily: | Euschemoninae Kirby, 1897 |
Genus: | Euschemon Doubleday, 1846 |
Species: | E. rafflesia |
Binomial name | |
Euschemon rafflesia (Macleay, [1827]) | |
Synonyms | |
Several, see text |
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