Hesperiidae
Translingual
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Etymology
Hesperia + -idae
Proper noun
Hesperiidae
- A taxonomic family within the order Lepidoptera – the skipper butterflies.
Hypernyms
- (family): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Lepidoptera - order; Glossata - suborder; Heteroneura - infraorder; Ditrysia - division; Cossina - section; Bombycina - subsection; Papilionoidea - superfamily; Hesperiiformes - series
Hyponyms
- (family): Coeliadinae, Hesperiinae, Heteropterinae, Megathyminae, Pyrginae, Pyrrhopyginae, Trapezitinae - subfamilies
References
Hesperiidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Hesperiidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Hesperiidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Hesperiidae at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.