Biology:Nyctus

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Short description: Genus of butterflies

Nyctus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Subtribe: Carystina
Genus: Nyctus
Mabille, 1891

Nyctus is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Nyctus:

  • Nyctus crinitus Mabille, 1891[1]
  • Nyctus hiarbas (Cramer, 1775) [2]


References

  1. Cong, Qian; Zhang, Jing; Shen, Jinhui; Grishin, Nick (2019). "Fifty new genera of Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera)". Insecta Mundi 0731: 1–56. 
  2. 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 ☰ Q1760229 entry