''Zenonia'' is a genus of
skipper butterflies
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 ...
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 is native to
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...
.
Species
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Zenonia anax''
Evans, 1937
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Zenonia crasta''
Evans, 1937
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Zenonia zeno
''Zenonia zeno'', the orange-spotted skipper, orange-spotted bellboy or common bellboy, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal Province, Transvaal, Zimbabwe and Mozambique to eastern Africa and to Nige ...
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(Trimen, 1864)
External links
Funet: ''Zenonia'' index
Hesperiinae
Butterflies of Africa
Hesperiidae genera
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