Apyrrothrix is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.[1]
| Apyrrothrix | |
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| Apyrrothrix araxes | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Tribe: | Pyrrhopygini |
| Genus: | Apyrrothrix Lindsey, 1921 |
Species
editFunet recognizes two species in the genus Apyrrothrix.[2] While Butterflies of America recognizes Apyrrothrix as a monotypic genus with A. araxes as its sole member and with A. arizonae recognized as subspecies arizonae.[3]
- Apyrrothrix araxes (Hewitson, 1867)
- Apyrrothrix arizonae (Godman & Salvin, 1893) (Sometimes as Apyrrothrix araxes arizonae)
References
edit- ^ Natural History Museum; Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul (2023). "Genus search results". www.nhm.ac.uk Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database. Natural History Museum, London. doi:10.5519/s93616qw. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ "Apyrrothrix". ftp.funet.fi. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ "Apyrrothrix araxes arizonae (Godman & Salvin, 1893)". butterfliesofamerica.com. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
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