''Erora'' is a genus of
butterflies
Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...
in the family
Lycaenidae
Lycaenidae is the second-largest family (biology), 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 ...
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 ...
and
Neotropical realm
The Neotropical realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting Earth's land surface. Physically, it includes the tropics, tropical Ecoregion#Terrestrial, terrestrial ecoregions of the Americas and the entire South American temperat ...
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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Events
By place
Europe
* November 17 – East Frankish magnates revolt against the inept emperor Charles III (the Fat) in an assembly ...
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Erora aura''
(Godman & Salvin, 887
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Year 887 ( DCCCLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Europe
* November 17 – East Frankish magnates revolt against the inept emperor Charles III (the Fat) in an assembly ...
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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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Year 887 ( DCCCLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Europe
* November 17 – East Frankish magnates revolt against the inept emperor Charles III (the Fat) in an assembly ...
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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
__NOTOC__
Year 887 ( DCCCLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Europe
* November 17 – East Frankish magnates revolt against the inept emperor Charles III (the Fat) in an assembly ...
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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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