Euschemon
Euschemon rafflesia
Andrew V. Z. BrowerIntroduction
Euschemon rafflesia is a large, brightly-colored Australian skipper with a feature unique in Hesperiidae: a frenulum and retinaculum joining the fore- and hindwing together. A similar structure is found in various moth groups.
References
Warren, A. D., J. Ogawa and A. V. Z. Brower. (in preparation). Phylogenetic relationships of subfamilies and circumscription of tribes in the family Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea).
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