''Adlerodea'' is a
Neotropical genus of
grass skippers
Grass skippers or banded skippers are butterflies of the subfamily Hesperiinae, part of the skipper family, Hesperiidae. The subfamily was established by Pierre André Latreille in 1809.
Description and distribution
With over 2,000 described sp ...
in the family
Hesperiidae
Skippers are a family of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) named the Hesperiidae. Being diurnal, they are generally called butterflies. They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea; however, the most recent taxonomy ...
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Species
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Adlerodea lemba'' Evans, 1955 – type locality Brazil
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Adlerodea mineira'' O. Mielke, 1968 – type locality Brazil
*''
Adlerodea modesta'' Hayward, 1940 – type locality Argentina
Former species
*''Adlerodea petrovna'' - transferred to ''
Ludens petrovna''
(Schaus, 1902)
References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
External links
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Hesperiinae
Hesperiidae of South America
Hesperiidae genera
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