Hesperilla

Hesperilla
Hesperilla ornata, Australia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Trapezitinae
Genus: Hesperilla
Hewitson, 1868
Antipodia chaostola
Hesperilla idothea, Australia

Hesperilla is a genus of skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae, found throughout most of Australia.[1]

As as result of research published in 2022, the species of the genera Motasingha and Oreisplanus were transferred to Hesperilla.[2]

Species

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The genus includes the following species:[1]

Former Species

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These species were formerly in the genus Hesperilla:[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Genus Hesperilla Hewitson, 1868". Australian Faunal Directory. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  2. ^ a b Toussaint Fls, Emmanuel F A; Braby, Michael F; Müller, Chris; Petrie, Edward A; et al. (2022). "Molecular phylogeny, systematics and generic classification of the butterfly subfamily Trapezitinae (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea: Hesperiidae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 195 (4): 1407–1421. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab086.