Trapezitinae | |
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Illustration of resting position (left) and hindwing venation (right) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
(unranked): | Rhopalocera |
Superfamily: | Hesperioidea |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Subfamily: | Trapezitinae |
Genera | |
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Trapezitinae is a subfamily of the Hesperiidae ("skippers") family of butterflies. They are found only in New Guinea and Australia. The subfamily contains about sixty species in sixteen genera.