Metron (skipper)

Metron is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.

Metron
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Tribe: Hesperiini
Genus: Metron
Godman, 1900

Species

Recognised species include:[1]

  • Metron chrysogastra Butler, 1870
  • Metron fasciata (Möschler, 1877)
  • Metron hypochlora (Draudt, 1923)
  • Metron noctis (Kaye, 1913)
  • Metron oropa Hewitson, 1877
  • Metron voranus (Mabille, 1891)
  • Metron zimra (Hewitson, 1877)

References

  1. Zhang, Jing; Cong, Qian; Shen, Jinhui; Grishin, Nick (2022-03-14). "Taxonomic changes suggested by the genomic analysis of Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera)". Insecta Mundi. 2022 (921). PMC 8975183. PMID 35370352.


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