Mimene atropatene

Mimene atropatene, the purple swift, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found along the north-eastern coast of Queensland, as well as on the Aru Islands, Irian Jaya and Papua New Guinea.

Purple swift
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Hesperiidae
Genus:
Mimene
Species:
M. atropatene
Binomial name
Mimene atropatene
(Fruhstorfer, 1911)
Synonyms
  • Parnara atropatene Fruhstorfer, 1911
  • Telesto wollastoni Rothschild, 1915

The wingspan is about 40 mm.


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