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Dickkopffalter (Skipper)

Hesperia (comma)

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Description:

Die Dickkopffalter (Hesperiidae) sind eine Familie der Schmetterlinge. Sie kommen weltweit, außer in Neuseeland, mit etwa 4000 Arten und derzeit über 560 Gattungen vor. Ihr Hauptverbreitungsgebiet sind die Tropen, besonders die Neotropis. Namensgebend für die Familie ist der breite Kopf der Tiere. Die Hesperiidae sind die einzige Familie der Überfamilie Hesperioidea.

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Dickkopffalter – Wikipedia

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