''Atrytonopsis'' is a genus of
butterflies
Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...
in the
skipper family, Hesperiidae. They are native to
Mexico
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...
and the southwestern United States.
[Warren, A. D. (2011)]
A new species of ''Atrytonopsis'' from Jalisco, Mexico (Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae, Hesperiinae, Hesperiini).
''Trop Lepid Res'' 21(1) 1-6.
Species include:
*''
Atrytonopsis austinorum''
[ Warren, 2011
*'']Atrytonopsis cestus
''Atrytonopsis cestus'', the cestus skipper, is a species of grass skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae
Skippers are a group of butterflies placed in the family Hesperiidae within the order Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies). They were ...
'' (Edwards, 1884) – cestus skipper
*'' Atrytonopsis deva'' (Edwards, 1876) – Deva skipper
*''Atrytonopsis edwardsi
''Atrytonopsis'' is a genus of butterflies in the skipper family, Hesperiidae. They are native to Mexico and the southwestern United States.Warren, A. D. (2011)A new species of ''Atrytonopsis'' from Jalisco, Mexico (Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae, Hes ...
'' Barnes & McDunnough, 1916
*'' Atrytonopsis frappenda'' (Dyar, 1920)
*'' Atrytonopsis hianna'' (Scudder, 1868) – dusted skipper
*''Atrytonopsis loammi
''Atrytonopsis loammi'', the Loammi skipper or southern dusted skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the United States on barrier islands in North Carolina and from South Carolina to Florida and Mississippi.
Some auth ...
'' (Whitney, 1876)
*''Atrytonopsis lunus
''Atrytonopsis lunus'', the moon-marked skipper, is a species of grass skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae
Skippers are a group of butterflies placed in the family Hesperiidae within the order Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies). They ...
'' (Edwards, 1884) – moon-marked skipper
*''Atrytonopsis ovinia
''Atrytonopsis'' is a genus of butterfly, butterflies in the skipper (butterfly), skipper family, Hesperiidae. They are native to Mexico and the southwestern United States.Warren, A. D. (2011)A new species of ''Atrytonopsis'' from Jalisco, Mexico ...
'' (Hewitson, 866
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Events
By place
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* April 21 – Bardas, the regent of the Byzantine Empire, is murdered by Basil the Macedonian at Miletu ...
*''Atrytonopsis pittacus
''Atrytonopsis pittacus'', the white-barred skipper, is a species of grass skipper in the family Hesperiidae. It was described by William Henry Edwards
William Henry Edwards (March 15, 1822 – April 2, 1909) was an American businessman and e ...
'' (Edwards, 1882) – white-barred skipper
*''Atrytonopsis python
''Atrytonopsis python'', known generally as the python skipper or annual sea-blite, is a species of grass skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae
Skippers are a group of butterflies placed in the family Hesperiidae within the order Lepidop ...
'' (Edwards, 1882) – python skipper
*''Atrytonopsis quinteri
The crystal skipper (''Atrytonopsis quinteri'') is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae that is found only along a 30-mile (50 km) stretch of barrier islands in North Carolina. The skipper was first discovered in 1978 and the pap ...
'' Burns, 2015
*''Atrytonopsis vierecki
''Atrytonopsis'' is a genus of butterflies in the skipper family, Hesperiidae. They are native to Mexico and the southwestern United States.Warren, A. D. (2011)A new species of ''Atrytonopsis'' from Jalisco, Mexico (Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae, Hes ...
'' (Skinner, 1902) – Viereck's skipper
*''Atrytonopsis zweifeli
''Atrytonopsis'' is a genus of butterflies in the skipper family, Hesperiidae. They are native to Mexico and the southwestern United States.Warren, A. D. (2011)A new species of ''Atrytonopsis'' from Jalisco, Mexico (Lepidoptera, Hesperiidae, Hes ...
'' Freeman, 1969
References
External links
''Atrytonopsis''.
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
''Atrytonopsis''.
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera Database.
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Hesperiini
Hesperiidae genera
Taxa named by Frederick DuCane Godman
Taxa described in 1900
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