Olafia | |
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Olafia roscius iphimedia | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Subfamily: | Pyrginae |
Tribe: | Pyrrhopygini |
Genus: |
Olafia Nemesio, 2005 |
Species: | O. roscius |
Binomial name | |
Olafia roscius (Hopffer, 1874) |
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Synonyms | |
Olafia is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae. It contains only one species, Olafia roscius, which is found in Brazil and Argentina.
The genus is named in honour of entomologist Olaf H.H. Mielke.