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''Metrocles'' is a genus of 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 previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea; however, the most recent taxonomy ...
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Species

Recognised species in the genus ''Metrocles'' include: * '' Metrocles argentea'' (Weeks, 1901) * '' Metrocles briquenydan'' (Weeks, 1901) * '' Metrocles devergens'' (Draudt, 1923) * '' Metrocles hyboma'' (Plötz, 1886) * '' Metrocles leucogaster'' Godman, 1900 * '' Metrocles propertius'' Fabricius, 1793 * '' Metrocles santarus'' (Bell, 1940) * '' Metrocles schrottkyi'' (Giacomelli, 1911) * '' Metrocles scitula'' (Hayward, 1951) * '' Metrocles zisa'' (Plötz, 1882)


References


Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
Hesperiidae genera {{Hesperiidae-stub