Abraximorpha

Abraximorpha
Abraximorpha davidii
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Tribe: Tagiadini
Genus:
Elwes & Edwards, 1897

Abraximorpha is a small South Asian genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Abraximorpha:[1]

  • Abraximorpha davidii (Mabille, 1876)
    • A. d. davidii - China (Sichuan, Shaanxi, Hubei, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Anhui)
    • A. d. ermasis (Fruhstorfer, 1914) - Taiwan
    • A. d. elfina Evans, 1949 - Vietnam
  • Abraximorpha esta Evans, 1949 - Yunnan, Burma, Vietnam, Laos

Former species

  • Abraximorpha heringi Liu & Gu, 1994 - transferred to Albiphasma heringi (Liu & Gu, 1994)
  • Abraximorpha pieridoides Mell, 1922 - transferred to Albiphasma pieridoides (Mell, 1922)


References

  1. ^ Brower, Andrew V. Z. (2007). "Abraximorpha". The Tree of Life Web Project.