''Mesodina'' 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
The genus includes the following species:
* ''
Mesodina aeluropis''
Meyrick, 1901
* ''
Mesodina hayi''
E.D. Edwards & Graham, 1995
* ''
Mesodina halyzia''
Hewitson, 1868
* ''
Mesodina cyanophracta''
Lower, 1911
* ''
Mesodina gracillima''
E.D. Edwards, 1987
References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
Trapezitinae
Hesperiidae genera
Taxa named by Edward Meyrick
Taxa described in 1901
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