Pellicia
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A morning glory tufted-skipper (Pellicia dimidiata, the type species of this genus), photographed on Tobago
See also: pellicia
Translingual
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Alternative forms
- Peilicia (misspelling)
Etymology
Proper noun
Pellicia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Hesperiidae – spread-winged skippers.
- Synonym: Hemipteris
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order; Glossata - suborder; Heteroneura - infraorder; Ditrysia - division; Cossina - section; Bombycina - subsection; Papilionoidea - superfamily; Hesperiiformes - series; Hesperiidae - family; Pyrginae – subfamily; Carcharodini – tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Hemipterus, Mictris, Pellicia – subgenera; Pellicia dimidiata – type species; Pellicia alta, Pellicia angra, Pellicia arina (glazed pellicia), Pellicia costimacula, Pellicia demetrius, Pellicia hersilia, Pellicia klugi, Pellicia najoides, Pellicia ranta, Pellicia santana, Pellicia simulator, Pellicia theon, Pellicia tonga, Pellicia trax, Pellicia tyana, Pellicia vecina – other species
Derived terms
- Pellicia albangula, Pellicia chlorocephala, Pellicia crispus, Pellicia ephora, Pellicia genoptila (misspelling), Pellicia guianae, Pellicia macarius, Pellicia rhamses, Pellicia ruda, Pellicia stratyllis
Further reading
Pellicia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Pellicia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Pellicia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
