Lobocla is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae subfamily Eudaminae, within which they are placed in subtribe Loboclina.[1] Unlike the rest of the Eudaminae, which have a New World distribution, the genus is endemic to Asia.[2]

Lobocla
Lobocla liliana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Subtribe: Loboclina
Genus: Lobocla
Moore, 1884[1]

Species

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Li et al. 2019 gives the following species and subspecies for this genus:[1]

Distribution

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Notes and references

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  1. ^ as Plesioneura liliana Atkinson, 1871
  1. ^ a b c d 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.
  2. ^ Brower, Andrew V. Z.; Warren, Andrew (2009). "Eudaminae". tolweb.org. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  3. ^ Van Gasse, Paul. "Butterflies of India – Annotated Checklist" (PDF). indiabiodiversity.org. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d e Savela, Markku. "Lobocla". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
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