Vernia (butterfly)

Vernia
Vernia verna
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Subtribe: Hesperiina
Genus:
Grishin, 2019

Vernia is a small genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae. The genus was first named in 2019.[1][2] It contains two species: Vernia dares and Vernia verna.[1] Both species were formerly included in the genus Pompeius.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Cong, Qian; Zhang, Jing; Shen, Jinhui; Grishin, Nick V. (6 November 2019). "Fifty new genera of Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera)". Insecta Mundi. ISSN 1942-1354. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  2. ^ Pelham, Jonathan P. (2023). "A Catalogue of the Butterflies of the United States and Canada". Retrieved 16 June 2024.


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