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Porphyrogenes

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Porphyrogenes
Porphyrogenes spp. and related genera depicted in Adalbert Seitz's Macrolepidoptera of the World
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Tribe: Phocidini
Genus: Porphyrogenes
Watson, 1893
Synonyms
  • Caecina Hewitson, 1868
  • Physalea Mabille, 1903
  • Ocyba Lindsey, 1925

Porphyrogenes is a Neotropical genus of spread-winged skippers in the family Hesperiidae,[1] in which they are placed to tribe Phocidini.[2]

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References

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  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.
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