Ancyloxypha
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Ancyloxypha is a genus of butterflies
in the subfamily Hesperiinae.
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
in the subfamily Hesperiinae.
List of species
- Ancyloxypha arene (Edwards, 1871) – Tropical Least Skipper
- Ancyloxypha aurea (Hayward, 1940)
- Ancyloxypha dryas (Hayward, 1942)
- Ancyloxypha melanoneura (C. & R. Felder, 1867)
- Ancyloxypha nitedula (Burmeister, 1878)
- Ancyloxypha numitorAncyloxypha numitorThe Least Skipper is a North American butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. They have a weak, satyr-like flight.-Description:...
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, 1793) – Least Skipper or Least Skipperling - Ancyloxypha ramba (Evans, 1955)