''Erora'' is a genus of
butterflies
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...
in the family
Lycaenidae
Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of the known butterfl ...
erected by
Samuel Hubbard Scudder
Samuel Hubbard Scudder (April 13, 1837 – May 17, 1911) was an American entomologist and paleontologist. He was a leading figure in entomology during his lifetime and the founder of insect paleontology in America. In addition to fossil insects, ...
in 1872.
The species of this genus are found in the
Nearctic
The Nearctic realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting the Earth's land surface.
The Nearctic realm covers most of North America, including Greenland, Central Florida, and the highlands of Mexico. The parts of North America t ...
and
Neotropical realm
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 ...
s.
Species
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Erora laeta''
(Edwards, 1862) – early hairstreak
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Erora quaderna''
(Hewitson, 1868) – Arizona hairstreak
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Erora subflorens''
(Schaus, 1913)
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Erora biblia''
(Hewitson, 1868)
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Erora nitetis''
(Godman & Salvin, 887
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Erora aura''
(Godman & Salvin, 887
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Erora tella''
(Schaus, 1902)
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Erora phrosine''
(Druce, 1909)
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Erora carla''
(Schaus, 1902)
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Erora gabina''
(Godman & Salvin, 887
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Erora opisena''
(Druce, 1912)
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Erora campa''
(E. D. Jones, 1912)
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Erora badeta''
(Hewitson, 1873)
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Erora muridosca''
(Dyar, 1918)
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Erora lampetia''
(Godman & Salvin, 887
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Erora facuna''
(Hewitson, 1877)
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Erora senta''
(Draudt, 1920)
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Erora caespes''
(Druce, 1907)
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Erora melba''
(Hewitson, 1877)
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Erora nana''
(C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865)
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Erora lorina''
(Hewitson, 1874)
References
Eumaeini
Lycaenidae of South America
Lycaenidae genera
Taxa named by Samuel Hubbard Scudder
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