Aethilla (butterfly)
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''Aethilla'' is a
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genus of
spread-winged skippers Pyrginae, commonly known as spread-winged skippers, are a subfamily of the skipper butterfly family (biology), family (Hesperiidae). The subfamily was established by Hermann Burmeister in 1878. Their delimitation and internal systematics has chan ...
in the family
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Species

*'' Aethilla chiapa'' (Freeman, 1969) — Mexico *'' Aethilla echina'' ( Hewitson, 1870) — Mexico to Colombia **''A. echina echina'' — Ecuador **''A. echina coracina'' (
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, 1870)
— Brazil *'' Aethilla eleusinia'' (Hewitson, 1868) — Ecuador *''
Aethilla epicra In Greek mythology, Aethilla or Aethylla (Ancient Greek: Αἴθιλλα or Αἴθυλλα) was Troy, Trojan princess as a daughter of King Laomedon and sister of Priam, Lampus, Hicetaon, Clytius, Hesione, Cilla (mythology), Cilla, Astyoche, Pro ...
'' (Hewitson, 1870) — Ecuador, Colombia *'' Aethilla gigas'' ( Mabille, 1877) — Ecuador, Peru *''
Aethilla haber In Greek mythology, Aethilla or Aethylla (Ancient Greek: Αἴθιλλα or Αἴθυλλα) was Trojan princess as a daughter of King Laomedon and sister of Priam, Lampus, Hicetaon, Clytius, Hesione, Cilla, Astyoche, Proclia, Medesicaste and C ...
''(Mabille, 1891) — Peru *'' Aethilla later ''(Mabille, 1891) — Peru *'' Aethilla lavochrea'' (Butler, 1872) — Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama *'' Aethilla melas'' (
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, 1882)
— Brazil *'' Aethilla memmius'' (Butler, 1870) — Venezuela


References


External links


images representing ''Aethilla'' at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
{{Taxonbar, from=Q13910020 Hesperiidae of South America Hesperiidae genera Taxa named by William Chapman Hewitson Butterflies described in 1868