Achlyodes busirus

(Achlyodes busirus)

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Description

Achlyodes busirus is a species of butterfly. It was first described by Stoll in 1782. Achlyodes busirus belongs to the genus Achlyodes, and family Hesperiidae. Achlyodes is a genus of skippers. The members (species) are found in the Nearctic and Neotropical ecozones. The genus has only few species: Achlyodes busirus (Cramer, 1779) Achlyodes pallida (R. Felder, 1869) Achlyodes minna Evans, 1953 Achlyodes mithridates (Fabricius, 1793) Achlyodes munroei Bell, 1956 Three closely related species A. minna, A. mithridates and A. munroei are sometimes considered to belong to Eantis.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Hesperiidae
Genus:Achlyodes
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