# Argopteron

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***Argopteron*** is a genus of [skippers](/source/Skipper_(butterfly)) in the family [Hesperiidae](/source/Hesperiidae).

## Species

Recognised species in the genus *Argopteron* include:[1]

- *[Argopteron aureipennis](/source/Argopteron_aureipennis)* (Blanchard, 1852)
- *[Argopteron aureuma](/source/Argopteron_aureuma)* Peña, 1968
- *[Argopteron puelmae](/source/Argopteron_puelmae)* (Calvert, 1888)

### Former species

- *Argopteron xicca* Dyar, 1913 - transferred to *[Ladda xicca](/source/Ladda_xicca)* (Dyar, 1913)[2]

## References

1. Cong, Qian; Zhang, Jing; Shen, Jinhui; Grishin, Nick (2019). "Fifty new genera of Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera)". *[Insecta Mundi](/source/Insecta_Mundi)*. **0731**: 1–56.

- [Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database](http://www.nhm.ac.uk/jdsml/research-curation/projects/butmoth/GenusList3.dsml?searchPageURL=index.dsml&SUPERFAMIL=&FAMILYqtype=starts+with&FAMILY=hesperiidae&SUBFAMILYqtype=starts+with&SUBFAMILY=&TRIBEqtype=starts+with&TRIBE=&SUBTRIBEqtype=starts+with&SUBTRIBE=&GENUSqtype=starts+with&GENUS=&AUTHORqtype=starts+with&AUTHOR=&YEARqtype=equals&YEAR=&sort=GENUS)

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