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*''[[Choaspes subcaudata]]'' <small>(C. & R. Felder, [1867])</small>
*''[[Choaspes subcaudata]]'' <small>(C. & R. Felder, [1867])</small>
*''[[Choaspes xanthopogon]]'' <small>(Kollar, [1844])</small>
*''[[Choaspes xanthopogon]]'' <small>(Kollar, [1844])</small>

==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.


==References==
==References==
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*[http://www.barcodinglife.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=26289 Images representing ''Choaspes''] at [[Consortium for the Barcode 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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[[Category:Hesperiidae genera]]
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Revision as of 23:21, 15 August 2023

Choaspes
Choaspes subcaudata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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.

Species

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.

References