Timoconia is a genus of shield-skippers in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. There are at least four described species in Timoconia, found in Australia. [1][2]

Timoconia
Timoconia flammeata, Australia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Trapezitinae
Genus: Timoconia
Strand, 1909
Synonyms
  • Signeta
Timoconia peron, Australia

Species

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These four species belong to the genus Timoconia:

References

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  1. ^ Toussaint Fls, Emmanuel F A; Braby, Michael F; Müller, Chris; Petrie, Edward A; et al. (2022). "Molecular phylogeny, systematics and generic classification of the butterfly subfamily Trapezitinae (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea: Hesperiidae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 195 (4): 1407–1421. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab086.
  2. ^ "Genus Timoconia Strand, 1909". Australian Faunal Directory. Retrieved 2023-03-28.