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''Nerula'' is a genus of dicot skippers in the butterfly 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 ...
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Eudaminae The Eudaminae are a subfamily of skipper butterflies (family Hesperiidae). Their original type genus ''Eudamus'' is today a junior synonym of '' Urbanus''. They are largely found in the Neotropics, with some extending into temperate North Amer ...
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Species

There are two species recognised in the genus ''Nerula'': *'' Nerula fibrena'' (Hewitson, 1877) - Venezuela, Brazil (Amazonas), Colombia. *'' Nerula tuba'' Evans, 1953 - Brazil (ParĂ¡)


References


Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
Hesperiidae Hesperiidae genera Taxa named by Paul Mabille Taxa described in 1888 {{Hesperiidae-stub