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Iliana
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Iliana

Iliana is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae. It was first described in 1937 by Ernest Layton Bell, with Iliana romulus as the type species. Species of the genus have a neotropical distribution.

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6 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Iliana heros

speciesIliana heros

Iliana purpurascens

speciesIliana purpurascens

Iliana romulus

speciesIliana romulus

Iliana sapasoa

speciesIliana sapasoa

Iliana remus

speciesIliana remus

Iliana gorgus

speciesIliana gorgus

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Recorded sightings

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Iliana in Hortus Eystettensis

Hortus Eystettensis

Basilius Besler · 1640 · p.265

Iliana in Jan Moninckx; Maria Moninckx — Moninckx Atlas, vol. 2 (1686)

Jan Moninckx; Maria Moninckx — Moninckx Atlas, vol. 2 (1686)

Jan Moninckx; Maria Moninckx · 1686 · p.25

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 890932.