| Ernsta | |
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| Ernsta colotes, South Africa | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Subfamily: | Pyrginae |
| Tribe: | Carcharodini |
| Subtribe: | Carcharodina |
| Genus: |
Ernsta Grishin, 2020 |
| Subgenera | |
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Ernsta is a genus of spread-wing skippers in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. There are about 14 described species in Ernsta, found mainly in Africa. These species were formerly members of the genus Spialia. [1]
These species belong to the genus Ernsta: [1]
- Ernsta bifida (Higgins, 1924)
- Ernsta colotes (Druce, 1875) (Bushveld Sandman)
- Ernsta confusa (Higgins, 1924) (Confusing Sandman)
- Ernsta delagoae (Trimen, 1898) (Delagoa Sandman)
- Ernsta depauperata (Strand, 1911) (Wandering Sandman)
- Ernsta dromus (Plötz, 1884) (Forest Sandman)
- Ernsta mangana (Rebel, 1899) (Arabian Grizzled Skipper)
- Ernsta nanus (Trimen, 1889) (Dwarf Sandman)
- Ernsta paula (Higgins, 1924) (Mite Sandman)
- Ernsta ploetzi (Aurivillius, 1891) (Forest Grizzled Skipper)
- Ernsta sataspes (Trimen, 1864) (Boland Sandman)
- Ernsta secessus (Trimen, 1891) (Wolkberg Sandman)
- Ernsta wrefordi (Evans, 1951) (Wreford’s Grizzled Skipper)
- Ernsta zebra (Butler, 1888) (Zebra Grizzled Skipper)
- ^ a b Zhang, Jing; Brockmann, Ernst; Cong, Qian; Shen, Jinhui; et al. (2020). "A genomic perspective on the taxonomy of the subtribe Carcharodina (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae: Carcharodini)". Zootaxa. 4748 (1): zootaxa.4748.1.10. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4748.1.10. PMC 8018707. PMID 32230093.
- Li, Wenlin; Cong, Qian; Shen, Jinhui; Zhang, Jing; et al. (2019). "Genomes of skipper butterflies reveal extensive convergence of wing patterns". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116 (13): 6232–6237. Bibcode: 2019PNAS..116.6232L. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1821304116. PMC 6442542. PMID 30877254.
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| Ernsta | |
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| Ernsta colotes, South Africa | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Subfamily: | Pyrginae |
| Tribe: | Carcharodini |
| Subtribe: | Carcharodina |
| Genus: |
Ernsta Grishin, 2020 |
| Subgenera | |
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Ernsta is a genus of spread-wing skippers in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. There are about 14 described species in Ernsta, found mainly in Africa. These species were formerly members of the genus Spialia. [1]
These species belong to the genus Ernsta: [1]
- Ernsta bifida (Higgins, 1924)
- Ernsta colotes (Druce, 1875) (Bushveld Sandman)
- Ernsta confusa (Higgins, 1924) (Confusing Sandman)
- Ernsta delagoae (Trimen, 1898) (Delagoa Sandman)
- Ernsta depauperata (Strand, 1911) (Wandering Sandman)
- Ernsta dromus (Plötz, 1884) (Forest Sandman)
- Ernsta mangana (Rebel, 1899) (Arabian Grizzled Skipper)
- Ernsta nanus (Trimen, 1889) (Dwarf Sandman)
- Ernsta paula (Higgins, 1924) (Mite Sandman)
- Ernsta ploetzi (Aurivillius, 1891) (Forest Grizzled Skipper)
- Ernsta sataspes (Trimen, 1864) (Boland Sandman)
- Ernsta secessus (Trimen, 1891) (Wolkberg Sandman)
- Ernsta wrefordi (Evans, 1951) (Wreford’s Grizzled Skipper)
- Ernsta zebra (Butler, 1888) (Zebra Grizzled Skipper)
- ^ a b Zhang, Jing; Brockmann, Ernst; Cong, Qian; Shen, Jinhui; et al. (2020). "A genomic perspective on the taxonomy of the subtribe Carcharodina (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae: Carcharodini)". Zootaxa. 4748 (1): zootaxa.4748.1.10. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4748.1.10. PMC 8018707. PMID 32230093.
- Li, Wenlin; Cong, Qian; Shen, Jinhui; Zhang, Jing; et al. (2019). "Genomes of skipper butterflies reveal extensive convergence of wing patterns". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116 (13): 6232–6237. Bibcode: 2019PNAS..116.6232L. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1821304116. PMC 6442542. PMID 30877254.
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