Ampittia

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Ampittia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Hesperiinae
Tribe: Ampittiini
Genus: Ampittia
Moore, 1882
Species

10[verification needed], see text

Ampittia is the genus of bush hoppers in the skipper butterfly family, Hesperiidae. It is presently the only member of the tribe Ampittiini, but many skipper butterflies are yet to be assigned to tribes, so this might change eventually.

[edit] Species

  • African Bush Hopper, Ampittia capenas
  • Ampittia dalailama
  • (Common) Bush Hopper, Ampittia dioscorides
  • Ampittia maro
  • Ampittia maroides
  • Ampittia miyakei
  • Ampittia nanus
  • Ampittia parva
  • Ampittia trimacula
  • Ampittia virgata