''Olafia'' is a 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 ...
.
It contains only one species, ''Olafia roscius'', which is found in
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
and
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
.
Subspecies
* ''O. roscius roscius''
(Hopffer, 1874) (Brazil, Argentina)
* ''O. roscius flavomaculata''
(Bell, 1937) (Brazil: Santa Catarina)
* ''O. roscius iphimedia''
(Plötz, 1886) (Brazil)
Etymology
The genus is named in honour of entomologist Olaf H.H. Mielke.
References
External links
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
Pyrrhopygini
Hesperiidae of South America
Hesperiidae genera
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