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Apyrrothrix

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Apyrrothrix
Apyrrothrix araxes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

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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]

References

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  1. ^ Natural History Museum; Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul (2023). "Genus search results". www.nhm.ac.uk Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database. Natural History Museum, London. doi:10.5519/s93616qw. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Apyrrothrix". ftp.funet.fi. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Apyrrothrix araxes arizonae (Godman & Salvin, 1893)". butterfliesofamerica.com. Retrieved 23 January 2022.