''Olafia'' is a genus of
skippers 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 ...
.
It contains only one species, ''Olafia roscius'', which is found in
Brazil
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and
Argentina
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.
Subspecies
* ''O. roscius roscius''
(Hopffer, 1874) (Brazil, Argentina)
* ''O. roscius flavomaculata''
(Bell, 1937) (Brazil: Santa Catarina)
* ''O. roscius iphimedia''
(Plötz, 1886) (Brazil)
Etymology
The genus is named in honour of entomologist Olaf H.H. Mielke.
References
External links
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
Pyrrhopygini
Hesperiidae of South America
Hesperiidae genera
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