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Decinea

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Decinea
Double-dotted skipper (D. percosius)
Lucifer skipper (D. lucifer) female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Tribe: Hesperiini
Genus: Decinea
Evans, 1955 [1]

Decinea is a Neotropical genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.

Species

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Recognised species in the genus Decinea include:[2]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, 1955 A Catalogue of the American Hesperiidae, indicating the classification and nomenclature adopted in the British Museum. Part IV. Hesperiinae and Megathyminae Cat. amer. Hesp. Brit. Mus. 4: 499pp, pls. 54-88
  2. ^ a b c d e Zhang, Jing; Cong, Qian; Shen, Jinhui; Grishin, Nick (2022-03-14). "Taxonomic changes suggested by the genomic analysis of Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera)". Insecta Mundi. 2022 (921). PMC 8975183. PMID 35370352.