Biology:Tapena

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Short description: Genus of butterflies

Tapena
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Tapena thwaitesi
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Tribe: Tagiadini
Genus: Tapena
Moore, 1881

Tapena is a genus of butterflies in the family Hesperiidae subfamily Pyrginae.[1]

Species

Recognised species in the genus Tapena include:[2]

  • Tapena bornea Evans, 1941 - Malaysia
  • Tapena minuscula Elwes and Edwards, 1897 - Myanmar
  • Tapena multiguttata de Nicéville, 1890 - Myanmar, Thailand
  • Tapena thwaitesi (Moore, 1881) - Indo-China, Indonesia
  • Tapena vasava (Moore, [1866]) - northern India, Sikkim, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and western China

References

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