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Suniana

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Suniana
Suniana sunias
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Tribe: Taractrocerini
Genus: Suniana
Evans, 1934
Species

3, see text

Suniana is a genus of butterflies in the family Hesperiidae, the skippers. It is composed of three species, all native to the Australian faunal region, Australia and several surrounding island nations.[1]

Suniana is sister group to the genus Ocybadistes.[1]

Species

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References

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  1. ^ a b de Jong, R. (1998). Halmahera and Seram: different histories, but similar butterfly faunas. In: Hall, R. and J. D. Holloway. (Eds.) Biogeography and Geological Evolution of SE Asia. Buckhuys Publishers, Leiden, 315-25.
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  • Suniana. Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum.
  • Suniana. Funet.