Mimene atropatene
| Purple swift | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Mimene |
| Species: | M. atropatene |
| Binomial name | |
| Mimene atropatene Fruhstorfer, 1911[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Mimene atropatene, the purple swift, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found along the north-eastern coast of Queensland, as well as on the Aru Islands, Irian Jaya and Papua New Guinea.
Its wingspan is about 40 mm.
References
- ↑ "Mimene atropatene Fruhstorfer, 1911". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
External links
Categories:
- Taractrocerini
- Taxa named by Hans Fruhstorfer
- Butterflies of Australia
- Butterflies of Indonesia
- Lepidoptera of New Guinea
- Lepidoptera of Papua New Guinea
- Fauna of the Aru Islands
- Insects of the Maluku Islands
- Insects of Queensland
- Insects of Southeast Asia
- Insects of Western New Guinea
- Butterflies described in 1911
- Taractrocerini stubs