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Olafia

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)
Synonyms
  • Cyclopyge Mielke, 2002 (homonym of Cyclopyge Hawle & Corda, 1847, a trilobite)
  • Pyrrhopyge roscius Hopffer, 1874 (type)
  • Oxynetra roscius
  • Cyclopyge roscius
  • Oxynetra rufocincta Hayward, 1932
  • Pyrrhopyga erythrosoma Mabille, 1891

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.


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