skipper butterflies
Skippers are a family of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) named the Hesperiidae. Being diurnal, they are generally called butterflies. They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea; however, the most recent taxonomy ...
of the subfamily
Eudaminae
The Eudaminae are a subfamily of skipper butterflies (family Hesperiidae). Their original type genus ''Eudamus'' is today a junior synonym of ''Urbanus''. They are largely found in the Neotropics, with some extending into temperate North Ameri ...
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Species
Per Li et al. 2019, the genus contains the following species:
*'' Cephise aelius'' (Plötz, 1880) – Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras
*'' Cephise burnsi'' Austin & Mielke, 2000 – Brazil (Espírito Santo).
*'' Cephise callias'' (Mabille, 1888)
*'' Cephise cephise'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) – Brazil, Peru
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Cephise glarus
''Cephise'' is a Neotropical genus of skipper butterflies of the subfamily Eudaminae, within which it is placed in subtribe Cephisina.
Species
Per Li et al. 2019, the genus contains the following species:
*''Cephise aelius'' (Plötz, 1880) – ...