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    Creon Skipper (Creonpyge creon)

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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

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

    References

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    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.