Biology:Apyrrothrix

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Short description: Genus of butterflies

Apyrrothrix
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Apyrrothrix araxes
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Tribe: Pyrrhopygini
Genus: Apyrrothrix
Lindsey, 1921

Apyrrothrix is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.[1]

Species

Funet recognizes two species in the genus Apyrrothrix.[2] While Butterflies of America recognizes Apyrrothrix as a monotypic genus with A. araxes as its sole member and with A. arizonae recognized as subspecies arizonae.[3]

  • Apyrrothrix araxes (Hewitson, 1867)
  • Apyrrothrix arizonae (Godman & Salvin, 1893) (Sometimes as Apyrrothrix araxes arizonae)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q645557 entry