Zestusa

Genus of butterflies From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Zestusa is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae subfamily Eudaminae. Species of the genus occur in Mexico and the western United States.

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
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Zestusa
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Subtribe: Loboclina
Genus: Zestusa
Lindsey, 1925
Synonyms
  • Plestia Mabille, 1888
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Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Zestusa:[1]

  • Zestusa dorus (W. H. Edwards, 1882)
  • Zestusa elwesi (Godman & Salvin, 1893)
  • Zestusa staudingeri (Mabille, 1888)
  • Zestusa levona Steinhauser, 1972


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