Ernsta
Genus of butterflies
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Ernsta is a genus of spread-wing skippers in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. There are about 14 described species in Ernsta, found mainly in Africa. These species were formerly members of the genus Spialia.[1]
| Ernsta | |
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| Ernsta colotes, South Africa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Subfamily: | Pyrginae |
| Tribe: | Carcharodini |
| Subtribe: | Carcharodina |
| Genus: | Ernsta Grishin, 2020 |
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Species
These species belong to the genus Ernsta:[1]
- Ernsta bifida (Higgins, 1924)
- Ernsta colotes (Druce, 1875) - Bushveld Sandman
- Ernsta confusa (Higgins, 1924) - Confusing Sandman
- Ernsta delagoae (Trimen, 1898) - Delagoa Sandman
- Ernsta depauperata (Strand, 1911) - Wandering Sandman
- Ernsta dromus (Plötz, 1884) - Forest Sandman
- Ernsta mangana (Rebel, 1899) - Arabian Grizzled Skipper
- Ernsta nanus (Trimen, 1889) - Dwarf Sandman
- Ernsta paula (Higgins, 1924) - Mite Sandman
- Ernsta ploetzi (Aurivillius, 1891) - Forest Grizzled Skipper
- Ernsta sataspes (Trimen, 1864) - Boland Sandman
- Ernsta secessus (Trimen, 1891) - Wolkberg Sandman
- Ernsta wrefordi (Evans, 1951) - Wreford's Grizzled Skipper
- Ernsta zebra (Butler, 1888) - Zebra Grizzled Skipper
