Creonpyge

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Creonpyge creon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Creonpyge
Mielke, 2002[1]
Species:
C. creon
Binomial name
Creonpyge creon
(Druce, 1874)
Synonyms
  • Pyrrhopyga creon Druce, 1874

Creonpyge is a Neotropical genus of firetips in the family Hesperiidae. The genus is monotypic containing the single species Creonpyge creon found in Costa Rica and Colombia.

Subspecies[edit]

  • C. c. creon (Druce, 1874)
  • C. c. liliana (Nicolay & Small, 1969)
  • C. c. taylori (Nicolay & Small, 1981)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Mielke, Olaf H. H. (2002). "Pyrrhopyginae: gêneros novos e revalidados (Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae)". Revista Brasileira de Zoologia. 19 (1): 224–225. doi:10.1590/S0101-81752002000100020.