''Lychnuchus'' is a genus of
skipper butterflies
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 ...
in the 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 ...
.
Species
*''
Lychnuchus achelous''
Plötz, 1882 - ferruginous brown-eye
Enosis Mabille, 1889
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*'' Lychnuchus angularis'' Möschler, 1877
*'' Lychnuchus aphilos'' Herrich-Schäffer, 1869
*'' Lychnuchus blenda'' Evans, 1955
*'' Lychnuchus blotta'' Evans, 1955
*'' Lychnuchus celsus'' (Fabricius, 1793)
*'' Lychnuchus demon'' (Evans, 1955)
*'' Lychnuchus dognini'' Mabille, 1889
*'' Lychnuchus iccius'' Evans, 1955
*'' Lychnuchus immaculata'' Hewitson, 1868 - immaculate brown-eye [
*'' Lychnuchus topo'' Nicolay, 1980
*'' Lychnuchus uza'' Hewitson, 1877
]
Former species
*''Lychnuchus olenus'' Hübner, 831
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Year 831 (Roman numerals, DCCCXXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place Abbasid Empire and Byzantine Empire
* Byzantine–Arab wars (780–1180)#Period of 780–842, Byzantine–Arab W ...
/small> - synonymized with '' Hesperia celsus'' Fabricius, 1793
*''Lychnuchus pelta'' Evans, 1955 - transferred to '' Molo pelta'' (Evans, 1955)
*''Lychnuchus victa'' Evans, 1955 - transferred to '' Alychna victa'' (Evans, 1955)
References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
Hesperiinae
Hesperiidae genera
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