Zera (butterfly)
| Zera | |
|---|---|
| Zera hyacinthinus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Subfamily: | Pyrginae |
| Genus: | Evans, 1953 |
Zera is a genus of skippers in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. There are about eight described species in Zera, found in Central and South America.[1][2][3][4]
Species
These eight species belong to the genus Zera:
- Zera belti (Godman & Salvin, 1894)
- Zera eboneus (Bell, 1947)
- Zera hosta
- Zera hyacinthinus (Mabille, 1877)
- Zera nolckeni (Mabille, 1891)
- Zera phila (Godman & Salvin, 1894)
- Zera tetrastigma (Sepp, 1848)
- Zera zera (Butler, 1870)
References
- ^ "GBIF, Zera". Retrieved 2024-10-01.
- ^ "Catalogue of Life, Zera Evans, 1953". Retrieved 2024-10-01.
- ^ Li, Wenlin; Cong, Qian; Shen, Jinhui; Zhang, Jing; et al. (2019). "Genomes of skipper butterflies reveal extensive convergence of wing patterns". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116 (13): 6232–6237. Bibcode:2019PNAS..116.6232L. doi:10.1073/pnas.1821304116. PMC 6442542. PMID 30877254.
- ^ Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database