''Alera'' is a
Neotropical
The Neotropical realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting Earth's land surface. Physically, it includes the tropical terrestrial ecoregions of the Americas and the entire South American temperate zone.
Definition
In bioge ...
genus of
skippers 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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Alera furcata
''Alera'' is a Neotropical genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Species
*'' Alera furcata'' Mabille, 1891 Brazil
*''Alera haworthiana'' (Swainson, 1821) – green-banded ruby-eye – Panama to south Brazil
*''Alera manu'' Mielke & Cas ...
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Mabille, 1891 Brazil
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Alera haworthiana
''Alera'' is a Neotropical genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Species
*'' Alera furcata'' Mabille, 1891 Brazil
*'' Alera haworthiana'' (Swainson, 1821) – green-banded ruby-eye – Panama to south Brazil
*''Alera manu'' Mielke & Ca ...
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(Swainson, 1821) – green-banded ruby-eye – Panama to south Brazil
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Alera manu
''Alera'' is a Neotropical genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Species
*'' Alera furcata'' Mabille, 1891 Brazil
*'' Alera haworthiana'' (Swainson, 1821) – green-banded ruby-eye – Panama to south Brazil
*'' Alera manu'' Mielke & C ...
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Mielke & Casagrande, 2004 Peru, Brazil
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Alera metallica
''Alera'' is a Neotropical genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Species
*'' Alera furcata'' Mabille, 1891 Brazil
*'' Alera haworthiana'' (Swainson, 1821) – green-banded ruby-eye – Panama to south Brazil
*'' Alera manu'' Mielke & C ...
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(Riley, 1921) Brazil
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Alera romeroi
''Alera'' is a Neotropical genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Species
*'' Alera furcata'' Mabille, 1891 Brazil
*'' Alera haworthiana'' (Swainson, 1821) – green-banded ruby-eye – Panama to south Brazil
*'' Alera manu'' Mielke & C ...
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Mielke & Casagrande, 2004 Venezuela
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Alera vulpina
''Alera'' is a Neotropical genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Species
*''Alera furcata'' Mabille, 1891 Brazil
*''Alera haworthiana'' (Swainson, 1821) – green-banded ruby-eye – Panama to south Brazil
*''Alera manu'' Mielke & Casag ...
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(C. & R. Felder, 1867) Colombia
References
External links
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
Erionotini
Hesperiidae of South America
Hesperiidae genera
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