Biology:Dion (skipper)

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Short description: Genus of butterflies

Dion
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Subtribe: Moncina
Genus: Dion
Godman, 1901

Dion is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.

Species

Recognised species in the genus Dion include:[1]

  • Dion agassus (Mabille, 1891)
  • Dion carmenta (Hewitson, 1870)
  • Dion gemmatus (Butler, 1872)
  • Dion iccius (Evans, 1955)
  • Dion meda (Hewitson, 1877)
  • Dion uza (Hewitson, 1877)


References

  1. Zhang, Jing; Cong, Qian; Shen, Jinhui; Grishin, Nick (2022-03-14). "Taxonomic changes suggested by the genomic analysis of Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera)" (in en). Insecta Mundi. https://journals.flvc.org/mundi/article/view/130468. 

Wikidata ☰ Q5279262 entry