Argopteron

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Argopteron
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Coeliadinae
Genus: Argopteron
Watson, 1893

Argopteron is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.

Species[edit]

Recognised species in the genus Argopteron include:[1]

Former species[edit]

  • Argopteron xicca Dyar, 1913 - transferred to Ladda xicca (Dyar, 1913)[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Cong, Qian; Zhang, Jing; Shen, Jinhui; Grishin, Nick (2019). "Fifty new genera of Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera)". Insecta Mundi. 0731: 1–56.