Mimene atropatene
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Purple swift | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Mimene |
Species: | M. atropatene
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Binomial name | |
Mimene atropatene (Fruhstorfer, 1911)
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Synonyms | |
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Mimene atropatene, the purple swift, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found along the north-eastern coast of Queensland, as well as on the Aru Islands, Irian Jaya and Papua New Guinea.
The wingspan is about 40 mm.
External links
- Australian Insects: Mimene atropatene. Archived 2011-04-05 at the Wayback Machine
- Australian Faunal Directory: Mimene atropatene
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