Nerula is a genus of dicot skippers in the butterfly family Hesperiidae (Eudaminae). [1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Subfamily: | Eudaminae |
| Tribe: | Oileidini |
| Subtribe: | Typhedanina |
| Genus: | Nerula Mabille, 1888 |
Species
editThere are two species recognised in the genus Nerula:[2]
- Nerula fibrena (Hewitson, 1877) - Venezuela, Brazil (Amazonas), Colombia.
- Nerula tuba Evans, 1953 - Brazil (Pará)
References
edit- ^ Funet
- ^ 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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