Biology:Skipperling

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Short description: Subfamily of butterflies

Skipperlings
Heteropterus.morpheus.2490.jpg
Large chequered skipper, Heteropterus morpheus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Heteropterinae
Aurivillius, 1925
Genera

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Skipperlings are butterflies in the subfamily Heteropterinae. With about 150 described species, this is one of several smaller skipper butterfly subfamilies.

Genera

The subfamily includes the following genera:

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q665831 entry