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Chondrolepis

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Chondrolepis is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae. The name Chondrolepis (meaning "thick scales") derives from Greek words: chondros (meaning "thick") and '''' (meaning "scale").

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  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderLepidoptera
  5. FamilyHesperiidae

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Chondrolepis is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae. The name Chondrolepis (meaning "thick scales") derives from Greek words: chondros (meaning "thick") and '' (meaning "scale").

==Species== Chondrolepis cynthia Evans, 1936 Chondrolepis ducarmei T.B. Larsen & Congdon, 2012 Chondrolepis leggei (Heron, 1909) Chondrolepis nero Evans, 1937 Chondrolepis niveicornis (Plötz, 1883) Chondrolepis obscurior de Jong, 1986 Chondrolepis similis de Jong, 1986 Chondrolepis telisignata (Butler, 1896) Chondrolepis uluguru T.B. Larsen & Congdon, 2012

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