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Calpodes

Calpodes is a genus of skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae.

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Calpodes
Calpodes ethlius
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Subtribe: Calpodina
Genus: Calpodes
Hübner, [1819]

Calpodes is a genus of skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae.

Species

Recognised species in the genus Calpodes include:1

  • Calpodes ethlius (Stoll, [1782]) - Brazilian skipper, larger canna leafroller or canna skipper
  • Calpodes salius (Cramer, [1775])
References

References

  1. 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.