Biology:Lychnuchus

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Short description: Genus of butterflies

Lychnuchus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Subtribe: Moncina
Genus: Lychnuchus
Hübner, 1827

Lychnuchus is a genus of skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae.

Species

  • Lychnuchus achelous Plötz, 1882 - ferruginous brown-eye[1][2]
  • Lychnuchus angularis Möschler, 1877
  • Lychnuchus aphilos Herrich-Schäffer, 1869
  • Lychnuchus blenda Evans, 1955
  • Lychnuchus blotta Evans, 1955
  • Lychnuchus celsus (Fabricius, 1793)[3]
  • Lychnuchus demon (Evans, 1955)[3]
  • Lychnuchus dognini Mabille, 1889
  • Lychnuchus iccius Evans, 1955
  • Lychnuchus immaculata Hewitson, 1868 - immaculate brown-eye [2]
  • Lychnuchus topo Nicolay, 1980
  • Lychnuchus uza Hewitson, 1877

Former species

  • Lychnuchus olenus Hübner, [1831] - synonymized with Hesperia celsus Fabricius, 1793
  • Lychnuchus pelta Evans, 1955 - transferred to Molo pelta (Evans, 1955)
  • Lychnuchus victa Evans, 1955 - transferred to Alychna victa (Evans, 1955)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1765640 entry