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Thaites
Extinct genus of butterflies / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thaites ruminiana, is the only species of the extinct genus, Thaites. It was described by Samuel Hubbard Scudder in 1875, after discovery in Aix-en-Provence, Southern France. It is a fossil swallowtail butterfly.
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Genus: | Thaites Scudder , 1875 |
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