Biology:Pompeius (butterfly)

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Short description: Genus of butterflies

Pompeius
Pompeius skipper (Pompeius pompeius).jpg
Pompeius skipper (Pompeius pompeius) underside.jpg
Both P. pompeius in Panama
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Subtribe: Hesperiina
Genus: Pompeius
Evans, 1955

Pompeius is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.

Species

  • Pompeius amblyspila (Mabille, 1897)
  • Pompeius darina Evans, 1955
  • Pompeius pompeius (Latreille, [1824])
  • Pompeius postpuncta (Draudt, 1923)

Former species

  • Pompeius dares (Plötz, 1883) - transferred to Vernia dares (Plötz, 1883)
  • Pompeius verna (Edwards, 1862) - transferred to Vernia dares (Edwards, 1862)


References

Wikidata ☰ Q1767378 entry