''Adlerodea'' is a Neotropical genus of

grass skippers Grass skippers or banded skippers are butterflies of the subfamily Hesperiinae, part of the skipper family, Hesperiidae. The subfamily was established by Pierre André Latreille in 1809. Description and distribution With over 2,000 described sp ...

in the family

Hesperiidae Skippers are a family of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) named the Hesperiidae. Being diurnal, they are generally called butterflies. They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea; however, the most recent taxonomy ...

Species

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Adlerodea lemba ''Adlerodea'' is a Neotropical genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae Skippers are a family of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) named the Hesperiidae. Being diurnal, they are generally called butterflies. They were previous ...

'' Evans, 1955 – type locality Brazil *''

Adlerodea mineira ''Adlerodea'' is a Neotropical genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae. Species *''Adlerodea lemba ''Adlerodea'' is a Neotropical genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae Skippers are a family of the Lepidoptera (moth ...

'' O. Mielke, 1968 – type locality Brazil *'' Adlerodea modesta'' Hayward, 1940 – type locality Argentina

Former species

*''Adlerodea petrovna'' - transferred to '' Ludens petrovna'' (Schaus, 1902)

References

Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database

External links

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