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''Atkinsia'' is a genus of Australian skippers in the
''Atkinsia'' is a genus of Australian skippers in the butterfly
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 ...
family Hesperiidae
Skippers are a group of butterflies placed in the family Hesperiidae within the order Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies). They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea, but have since been placed in the superfamily Papilion ...
. This genus has a single species, ''Atkinsia dominula'' (Plötz
Plötz () is a village and a former municipality in the Saalekreis district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2011, it is part of the town Wettin-Löbejün
Wettin-Löbejün () is a town in the district Saalekreis, in Saxony-Anhalt, in ea ...
, 1884).
Subspecies
These two subspecies belong to the species ''Atkinsia dominula'': * ''Atkinsia dominula dominula'' (Plötz, 1884) * ''Atkinsia dominula pria'' (Waterhouse, 1932)References
Trapezitinae Taxa named by Carl Plötz Butterflies of Australia Butterflies described in 1884 {{hesperiidae-stub