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==Etymology==
==Etymology==
Presumably from Greek, CHOASPES (Χοάσπης [=Khoáspēs] masculune proper noun, from the river Karkheh or Karkhen in Khūzestān Province Andimeshk city, Iran (ancient Susiana). It is mentioned as Choaspes by Pliny.
Presumably from Greek {{Lang|grk|2=choaspes (Χοάσπης [=Khoáspēs])}}, masculune proper noun, from the river [[Karkheh River|Karkheh]] or Karkhen in Khūzestān Province [[Andimeshk|Andimeshk city]], Iran (ancient [[Susa|Susiana]]). It is mentioned as Choaspes by Pliny.{{Citation needed|date=May 2024}}


==References==
==References==
*[http://www.nhm.ac.uk/jdsml/research-curation/projects/butmoth/GenusList3.dsml?searchPageURL=index.dsml&SUPERFAMIL=&FAMILYqtype=starts+with&FAMILY=hesperiidae&SUBFAMILYqtype=starts+with&SUBFAMILY=&TRIBEqtype=starts+with&TRIBE=&SUBTRIBEqtype=starts+with&SUBTRIBE=&GENUSqtype=starts+with&GENUS=&AUTHORqtype=starts+with&AUTHOR=&YEARqtype=equals&YEAR=&sort=GENUS Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database]
*[http://www.nhm.ac.uk/jdsml/research-curation/projects/butmoth/GenusList3.dsml?searchPageURL=index.dsml&SUPERFAMIL=&FAMILYqtype=starts+with&FAMILY=hesperiidae&SUBFAMILYqtype=starts+with&SUBFAMILY=&TRIBEqtype=starts+with&TRIBE=&SUBTRIBEqtype=starts+with&SUBTRIBE=&GENUSqtype=starts+with&GENUS=&AUTHORqtype=starts+with&AUTHOR=&YEARqtype=equals&YEAR=&sort=GENUS Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database]

==External links==
*[http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/hesperioidea/hesperiidae/coeliadinae/choaspes/index.html Choaspes at funet]
*[http://eol.org/pages/20275/media Images representing ''Choaspes''] at [[Encyclopedia of Life]]
*[http://www.barcodinglife.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=26289 Images representing ''Choaspes''] at [[Consortium for the Barcode of Life]]


==External links==
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* [http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/hesperioidea/hesperiidae/coeliadinae/choaspes/index.html Choaspes at funet]
* [http://eol.org/pages/20275/media Images representing ''Choaspes''] at [[Encyclopedia of Life]]
* [http://www.barcodinglife.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=26289 Images representing ''Choaspes''] at [[Consortium for the Barcode of Life]]


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Latest revision as of 18:24, 19 September 2024

Choaspes
Choaspes subcaudata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Coeliadinae
Genus: Choaspes
Moore, [1881]

Choaspes is an Indomalayan realm and Australasian realm genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae. They are the only skippers with strongly hairy eyes.

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Etymology

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Presumably from Greek choaspes (Χοάσπης [=Khoáspēs]), masculune proper noun, from the river Karkheh or Karkhen in Khūzestān Province Andimeshk city, Iran (ancient Susiana). It is mentioned as Choaspes by Pliny.[citation needed]

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