Mimene atropatene
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.
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| Species: | M. atropatene |
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| Mimene atropatene (Fruhstorfer, 1911) | |
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The wingspan is about 40 mm.
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