''Staphylus'' is a genus of
skippers in the family
Hesperiidae
Skippers are a group of butterflies placed in the family Hesperiidae within the order Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies). They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea, but have since been placed in the superfamily Papilion ...
found mainly in South America with some species in the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, and southern United States.
[''Staphylus'']
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Species
Listed alphabetically.
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*'' Staphylus ascalaphus'' (Staudinger, 1876) – mauve scallopwing
*'' Staphylus ascalon'' (Staudinger, 1876)
*'' Staphylus astra'' (Williams & Bell, 1940)
*'' Staphylus azteca'' (Scudder, 1872) – Aztec scallopwing
*'']Staphylus balsa
Staphylus (; ) is one of several personages of ancient Greek mythology, almost always associated with grapes or wine:
*Staphylus, son of wine-god Dionysus and Ariadne.
* Staphylus, beloved of Dionysus, from the island of Thasos. It is thanks to ...
'' (Bell, 1937)
*'' Staphylus buena'' (Williams & Bell, 1940)
*'' Staphylus caribbea'' (Williams & Bell, 1940)
*''Staphylus cartagoa
Staphylus (; ) is one of several personages of ancient Greek mythology, almost always associated with grapes or wine:
*Staphylus, son of wine-god Dionysus and Ariadne.
* Staphylus, beloved of Dionysus, from the island of Thasos. It is thanks to ...
'' (Williams & Bell, 1940)
*'' Staphylus ceos'' (Edwards, 1882) – golden-headed sootywing
*'' Staphylus chlora'' Evans, 1953 – green-headed sootywing
*'' Staphylus chlorocephala'' (Latreille, 824
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Year 824 ( DCCCXXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar.
Events
By date
* February 8 – The Tenchō era begins in Japan at the beginning of the reign of the Emperor Junna, bringing an end to the ...
*'' Staphylus corumba'' (Williams & Bell, 1940)
*'' Staphylus eryx'' Evans, 1953
*'' Staphylus esmeraldus'' Miller, 1966
*'' Staphylus evemerus'' Godman & Salvin, 896
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Year 896 ( DCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place Europe
* February – King Arnulf of Carinthia invades Italy at the head of an East Frankish expeditionary army. He storms ...
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*'' Staphylus hayhurstii'' (Edwards, 1870) – Hayhurst's scallopwing, scalloped sootywing
*''Staphylus huigra
Staphylus (; ) is one of several personages of ancient Greek mythology, almost always associated with grapes or wine:
*Staphylus, son of wine-god Dionysus and Ariadne.
* Staphylus, beloved of Dionysus, from the island of Thasos. It is thanks to ...
'' (Williams & Bell, 1940)
*'' Staphylus iguala'' (Williams & Bell, 1940) – Iguala sootywing
*'' Staphylus imperspicua'' (Hayward, 1940)
*'' Staphylus incanus'' Bell, 1932
*'' Staphylus insignis'' Mielke, 1980
*'' Staphylus kayei'' Cock, 1996
*'' Staphylus lenis'' Steinhauser, 1989
*''Staphylus lizeri
Staphylus (; ) is one of several personages of ancient Greek mythology, almost always associated with grapes or wine:
*Staphylus, son of wine-god Dionysus and Ariadne.
* Staphylus, beloved of Dionysus, from the island of Thasos. It is thanks to ...
'' (Hayward, 1938)
*'' Staphylus mazans'' (Reakirt, 867 – Mazans scallopwing, southern scalloped sootywing
*''Staphylus melaina
Staphylus (; ) is one of several personages of ancient Greek mythology, almost always associated with grapes or wine:
*Staphylus, son of wine-god Dionysus and Ariadne.
* Staphylus, beloved of Dionysus, from the island of Thasos. It is thanks to ...
'' (Hayward, 1947)
*'' Staphylus melangon'' (Mabille, 1883)
*'' Staphylus melius'' Steinhauser, 1989
*'' Staphylus musculus'' (Burmeister, 1875)
*''Staphylus oeta
''Staphylus oeta'', commonly known as Plötz's sootywing, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae
Skippers are a group of butterflies placed in the family Hesperiidae within the order Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies). They were ...
'' (Plötz, 1884) – Plötz's sootywing
*'' Staphylus parvus'' Steinhauser & Austin, 1993
*'' Staphylus perforata'' (Möschler, 1879)
*'' Staphylus perna'' Evans, 1953
*'' Staphylus punctiseparatus'' Hayward, 1933
*'' Staphylus putumayo'' (Bell, 1937)
*'' Staphylus sambo'' Evans, 1953
*'' Staphylus saxos'' Evans, 1953
*'' Staphylus shola'' Evans, 1953
*'' Staphylus tepeca'' (Bell, 1942) – checkered scallopwing
*'' Staphylus tierra'' Evans, 1953 – west-Mexican scallopwing
*'' Staphylus tingo'' Steinhauser, 1989
*'' Staphylus tridentis'' Steinhauser, 1989
*'' Staphylus tucumanus'' (Plötz, 1884)
*'' Staphylus tyro'' (Mabille, 1878)
*'' Staphylus unicornis'' Steinhauser & Austin, 1993
*'' Staphylus veytius'' Freeman, 1969 – Chiapas scallopwing
*'' Staphylus vincula'' (Plötz, 1886) – mountain scallopwing
*'' Staphylus vulgata'' (Möschler, 1879) – golden-snouted scallopwing
Former species
*''Staphylus angulata'' (Bell, 1937) - transferred to '' Incisus angulata'' (Bell, 1937)
*''Staphylus fasciatus'' Hayward, 1933 - transferred to '' Incisus fasciatus'' (Hayward, 1933)
*''Staphylus incisus'' (Mabille, 1878) - transferred to '' Incisus incisus'' (Mabille, 1878)
References
Butterfly genera
Taxa named by Frederick DuCane Godman
Taxa named by Osbert Salvin
Taxa described in 1896
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