''Tigasis'' is a
Neotropical
The Neotropical realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting Earth's land surface. Physically, it includes the tropical terrestrial ecoregions of the Americas and the entire South American temperate zone.
Definition
In biogeogra ...
genus of
grass skippers
Grass skippers or banded skippers are butterflies of the subfamily Hesperiinae, part of the skipper family, Hesperiidae. The subfamily was established by Pierre André Latreille in 1809.
Description and distribution
With over 2,000 described sp ...
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 ...
.
Species
Recognised species include:
* ''
Tigasis arita''
(Schaus, 1902)
* ''
Tigasis colomus''
(E. Bell, 1941)
* ''
Tigasis corope
''Tigasis'' is a Neotropical genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Species
Recognised species include:
* '' Tigasis arita'' (Schaus, 1902)
* '' Tigasis colomus'' (E. Bell, 1941)
* '' Tigasis corope'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)
* ''T ...
''
(Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)
* ''
Tigasis perloides
''Tigasis'' is a Neotropical genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Species
Recognised species include:
* '' Tigasis arita'' (Schaus, 1902)
* '' Tigasis colomus'' (E. Bell, 1941)
* '' Tigasis corope'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)
* '' ...
''
(Plötz, 1882)
* ''
Tigasis physcoa
''Tigasis'' is a Neotropical genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Species
Recognised species include:
* '' Tigasis arita'' (Schaus, 1902)
* '' Tigasis colomus'' (E. Bell, 1941)
* '' Tigasis corope'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)
* '' ...
''
(Hewitson, 1868)
* ''
Tigasis polistion
''Tigasis'' is a Neotropical genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Species
Recognised species include:
* '' Tigasis arita'' (Schaus, 1902)
* '' Tigasis colomus'' (E. Bell, 1941)
* '' Tigasis corope'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)
* '' ...
''
(Schaus, 1902)
* ''
Tigasis serra
''Tigasis'' is a Neotropical genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Species
Recognised species include:
* '' Tigasis arita'' (Schaus, 1902)
* '' Tigasis colomus'' (E. Bell, 1941)
* '' Tigasis corope'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)
* '' ...
''
(Hewitson, 1868)
* ''
Tigasis wellingi
''Tigasis'' is a Neotropical genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Species
Recognised species include:
* '' Tigasis arita'' (Schaus, 1902)
* '' Tigasis colomus'' (E. Bell, 1941)
* '' Tigasis corope'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)
* '' ...
''
(Evans, 1955)
* ''
Tigasis zalates
''Tigasis'' is a Neotropical genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Species
Recognised species include:
* '' Tigasis arita'' (Schaus, 1902)
* '' Tigasis colomus'' (E. Bell, 1941)
* '' Tigasis corope'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)
* '' ...
''
Godman, 900
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Year 900 ( CM) was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Abbasid Caliphate
* Spring – Forces under the Transoxianian emir Isma'il ibn Ahmad are victorious at Balkh (Northern Afghan ...
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References
External links
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database*
Hesperiinae
Hesperiidae genera
Taxa named by Frederick DuCane Godman
Taxa described in 1900
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