Ludens (skipper) explained

Ludens is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.

Species

Recognised species in the genus Ludens include:^[1]

• Ludens levina (Plötz, 1884)
• Ludens ludens (Mabille, 1891)
• Ludens petrovna (Schaus, 1902) – Petrovna skipper – southern Mexico to southern Brazil

References

• Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database

Notes and References

1. Zhang . Jing . Cong . Qian . Shen . Jinhui . Grishin . Nick . 2022-03-14 . Taxonomic changes suggested by the genomic analysis of Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera) . Insecta Mundi . 2022 . 921 . 35370352 . 8975183 . en.