Biology:Ernsta

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Short description: Genus of butterflies

Ernsta
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Ernsta colotes, South Africa
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Pyrginae
Tribe: Carcharodini
Subtribe: Carcharodina
Genus: Ernsta
Grishin, 2020
Subgenera
Delaga Grishin, 2020
Ernsta Grishin, 2020

Ernsta is a genus of spread-wing skippers in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. There are about 14 described species in Ernsta, found mainly in Africa. These species were formerly members of the genus Spialia.[1]

Species

These species belong to the genus Ernsta:[1]

  • Ernsta bifida (Higgins, 1924)
  • Ernsta colotes (Druce, 1875) (Bushveld Sandman)
  • Ernsta confusa (Higgins, 1924) (Confusing Sandman)
  • Ernsta delagoae (Trimen, 1898) (Delagoa Sandman)
  • Ernsta depauperata (Strand, 1911) (Wandering Sandman)
  • Ernsta dromus (Plötz, 1884) (Forest Sandman)
  • Ernsta mangana (Rebel, 1899) (Arabian Grizzled Skipper)
  • Ernsta nanus (Trimen, 1889) (Dwarf Sandman)
  • Ernsta paula (Higgins, 1924) (Mite Sandman)
  • Ernsta ploetzi (Aurivillius, 1891) (Forest Grizzled Skipper)
  • Ernsta sataspes (Trimen, 1864) (Boland Sandman)
  • Ernsta secessus (Trimen, 1891) (Wolkberg Sandman)
  • Ernsta wrefordi (Evans, 1951) (Wreford’s Grizzled Skipper)
  • Ernsta zebra (Butler, 1888) (Zebra Grizzled Skipper)


References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Zhang, Jing; Brockmann, Ernst; Cong, Qian; Shen, Jinhui et al. (2020). "A genomic perspective on the taxonomy of the subtribe Carcharodina (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae: Carcharodini)". Zootaxa 4748 (1): zootaxa.4748.1.10. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4748.1.10. PMID 32230093. 

Further reading

Wikidata ☰ Q97333608 entry