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Nerula

Nerula is a genus of dicot skippers in the butterfly family Hesperiidae (Eudaminae).

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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Eudaminae
Tribe: Oileidini
Subtribe: Typhedanina
Genus: Nerula
Mabille, 1888

Nerula is a genus of dicot skippers in the butterfly family Hesperiidae (Eudaminae). 1

Species

There are two species recognised in the genus Nerula:2

  • Nerula fibrena (Hewitson, 1877) - Venezuela, Brazil (Amazonas), Colombia.
  • Nerula tuba Evans, 1953 - Brazil (Pará)
References

References

  1. Funet
  2. Li, Wenlin; Cong, Qian; Shen, Jinhui; Zhang, Jing; Hallwachs, Winnie; Janzen, Daniel H.; Grishin, Nick V. (26 March 2019). "Genomes of skipper butterflies reveal extensive convergence of wing patterns". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116 (13). Supporting Information: Appendix pp.10–24. Bibcode:2019PNAS..116.6232L. doi:10.1073/pnas.1821304116. PMC 6442542. PMID 30877254.