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''Teniorhinus'' 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 ...
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Species

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Teniorhinus harona ''Teniorhinus harona'', the arrowhead orange or arrowhead skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo ( Shaba), Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Botswan ...
'' (Westwood, 1881) *''
Teniorhinus herilus ''Teniorhinus herilus'', the Herilus orange or Herilus skipper, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae Skippers are a family of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) named the Hesperiidae. Being diurnal, they are generally called butterf ...
'' (Hopffer, 1855) *''
Teniorhinus ignita ''Teniorhinus ignita'', the fiery small fox , is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Re ...
'' (Mabille, 1877) *''
Teniorhinus niger ''Teniorhinus niger'' is a butterfly 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 sep ...
'' (Druce, 1910) *''
Teniorhinus watsoni ''Teniorhinus watsoni'', Watson's small fox, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon and the Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo ...
'' Holland, 1892


References


Seitz, A. ''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde'' 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 77


External links


Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
Erionotini Hesperiidae genera {{Erionotini-stub