Chrysoplectrum

Chrysoplectrum is a Neotropical butterfly genus in the family Hesperiidae (Eudaminae). The genus was erected by Edward Yerbury Watson in 1893.

Chrysoplectrum and related genera depicted in Adalbert Seitz's Macrolepidoptera of the World

Chrysoplectrum
Chrysoplectrum otriades (Hewitson, 1867) figure 11
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Hesperiidae
Genus:
Chrysoplectrum

Watson, 1893

Species

In alphabetical order:[1]

  • Chrysoplectrum albovenae Bell, 1932 Santa Catarina, Brazil
  • Chrysoplectrum bahiana (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) Brazil (Bahia, Pará), Peru, Venezuela
  • Chrysoplectrum cuminaensis d'Almeida, 1976 Brazil (Pará)
  • Chrysoplectrum epicincea (Butler & H. Druce, 1872) Mexico, Costa Rica
  • Chrysoplectrum orpheus (Plötz, 1881) Brazil (Pará)
  • Chrysoplectrum orphne (Plötz, 1881) Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)
  • Chrysoplectrum otriades (Hewitson, 1867) Brazil (Amazonas)
  • Chrysoplectrum perna Evans, 1952 Colombia
  • Chrysoplectrum perniciosus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) Colombia, Brazil
  • Chrysoplectrum pervivax (Hübner, [1819]) Suriname, Brazil (Santa Catarina), Colombia
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References
  1. Savela, Markku (December 22, 2011). "Chrysoplectrum Watson, 1893". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 8, 2020.


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