Metiscus is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae. Species of the genus are found in Central America.

Metiscus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Genus: Metiscus
Godman, [1900]

Species

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Recognised species in the genus Metiscus include:[1]

References

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  1. ^ Zhang, Jing; Cong, Qian; Shen, Jinhui; Grishin, Nick (2022-03-14). "Taxonomic changes suggested by the genomic analysis of Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera)". Insecta Mundi. 2022 (921). PMC 8975183. PMID 35370352.
  2. ^ Checklist and English Names of Mexican Butterflies