Ludens (skipper)

Short description: Genus of butterflies

Ludens

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Insecta
Order:  | Lepidoptera
Family:  | Hesperiidae
Subtribe:  | Moncina
Genus:  | Ludens
Evans, 1955

Ludens is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.

## Species

Recognised species in the genus Ludens include:[1]

* Ludens levina (Plötz, 1884)
* Ludens ludens (Mabille, 1891)
* Ludens petrovna (Schaus, 1902) – Petrovna skipper – southern Mexico to southern Brazil

## References

1. ↑ Zhang, Jing; Cong, Qian; Shen, Jinhui; Grishin, Nick (2022-03-14). "Taxonomic changes suggested by the genomic analysis of Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera)" (in en). Insecta Mundi. https://journals.flvc.org/mundi/article/view/130468.

* Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database

Wikidata ☰ Q6698729 entry

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