Zera is a genus of skippers in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. There are about eight described species in Zera, found in Central and South America.[1][2][3][4]

Zera
Zera hyacinthinus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Pyrginae
Genus: Zera
Evans, 1953

Species

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These eight species belong to the genus Zera:

References

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  1. ^ "GBIF, Zera". Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  2. ^ "Catalogue of Life, Zera Evans, 1953". Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  3. ^ Li, Wenlin; Cong, Qian; Shen, Jinhui; Zhang, Jing; et al. (2019). "Genomes of skipper butterflies reveal extensive convergence of wing patterns". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116 (13). doi:10.1073/pnas.1821304116. PMC 6442542.
  4. ^ Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database