Chondrolepis
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Chondrolepis is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae. The name "Chondrolepis" (meaning "thick scales") derives from Greek words: chondros [thick] and lepis, scale.
Species
- Chondrolepis cynthia Evans, 1936
- Chondrolepis ducarmei T.B. Larsen & Congdon, 2012
- Chondrolepis leggei (Heron, 1909)
- Chondrolepis nero Evans, 1937
- Chondrolepis niveicornis (Plötz, 1883)
- Chondrolepis obscurior de Jong, 1986
- Chondrolepis similis de Jong, 1986
- Chondrolepis telisignata (Butler, 1896)
- Chondrolepis uluguru T.B. Larsen & Congdon, 2012
References
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- ^ Chondrolepis at funet.fi
External links
- Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
- Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 78