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Skipperling

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Heteropterinae

Higher classification
  
Skipper

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

Superfamily
  
Hesperioidea

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Subfamily

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Similar
  
Skipper, Butterfly, Butterflies and moths, Spread‑winged skipper, Carterocephalus

Skipperlings are butterflies in the subfamily Heteropterinae. With about 150 described species, this is one of several smaller skipper butterfly subfamilies.

Genera

The subfamily includes the following genera:

  • Apostictopterus Leech, 1893
  • Argopteron Watson, 1893
  • Barca de Nicéville, 1902
  • Butleria Kirby, 1871
  • Carterocephalus Lederer, 1852
  • Dalla Mabille, 1904
  • Dardarina Evans, 1937
  • Freemaniana Warren, 2001
  • Heteropterus Duméril, 1806
  • Hovala Evans, 1937
  • Lepella Evans, 1937
  • Leptalina Mabille, 1904
  • Metisella Hemming, 1934
  • Piruna Evans, 1955
  • Tsitana Evans, 1937

    • References

    Skipperling Wikipedia
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