Biology:Anthoptus

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Short description: Genus of butterflies

Anthoptus
Dimorphic grass skipper (Anthoptus epictetus) male Choco.jpg
Male in Colombia
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Tribe: Hesperiini
Subtribe: Anthoptina
Genus: Anthoptus
E. Bell, 1942

Anthoptus is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.

Species

Recognised species in the genus Anthoptus include:[1]

  • Anthoptus epictetus (Fabricius, 1793)
  • Anthoptus inculta (Dyar, 1918)
  • Anthoptus insignis Plötz, 1882

References

  1. Zhang, Jing; Cong, Qian; Shen, Jinhui; Grishin, Nick (2022-03-14). "Taxonomic changes suggested by the genomic analysis of Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera)" (in en). Insecta Mundi. https://journals.flvc.org/mundi/article/view/130468. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1764160 entry