''Drephalys'' 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 ...

butterfly genus 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 ...

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Entheini 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 Americ ...

. The genus was established in 1893 by

Edward Yerbury Watson Edward Yerbury Watson (27 July 1864 – 8 November 1897) was an English entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera most notably Hesperiidae. Yerbury Watson was born in British India to Joanna and George Edward Watson. He joined the North Lanca ...

, who assigned ''Eudamus helixus'' (now ''

Drephalys helixus ''Drephalys'' is a Neotropical butterfly genus in the family Hesperiidae, in which it is placed in tribe Entheini. The genus was established in 1893 by Edward Yerbury Watson, who assigned ''Eudamus helixus'' (now '' Drephalys helixus'') as type ...

'') as

type species In International_Code_of_Zoological_Nomenclature, zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the spe ...

of the genus.

Species

According to Li et al. 2019, the genus contains the following species across two subgenera: Subgenus ''Paradrephalys'' Burns, 2000 * '' Drephalys oria'' Evans, 1952 * '' Drephalys oriander'' (Hewitson, 1867) * '' Drephalys talboti'' (Le Cerf, 1922) * '' Drephalys dumeril'' (Latreille, 824 * '' Drephalys croceus'' Austin, 1995 * '' Drephalys tortus'' Austin, 1995 Subgenus ''Drephalys'' E. Watson, 1893 * '' Drephalys alcmon'' (Cramer, 1780) * '' Drephalys mourei'' O. Mielke, 1968 * ''

'' (Hewitson, 1877) * '' Drephalys kidonoi'' Burns, 2000 * ''

Drephalys phoenicoides ''Drephalys'' is a Neotropical butterfly genus in the family Hesperiidae, in which it is placed in tribe Entheini. The genus was established in 1893 by Edward Yerbury Watson, who assigned ''Eudamus helixus'' (now ''Drephalys helixus'') as type s ...

'' (Mabille & Boullet, 1919) * '' Drephalys phoenice'' (Hewitson, 1867) * '' Drephalys heraclides'' E. Bell, 1942 * ''

Drephalys citrinus ''Drephalys'' is a Neotropical butterfly genus in the family Hesperiidae, in which it is placed in tribe Entheini. The genus was established in 1893 by Edward Yerbury Watson, who assigned ''Eudamus helixus'' (now ''Drephalys helixus'') as type s ...

'' Madruga, Siewert, O. Mielke & Casagrande, 2018 * ''

Drephalys dracarys ''Drephalys'' is a Neotropical butterfly genus in the family Hesperiidae, in which it is placed in tribe Entheini. The genus was established in 1893 by Edward Yerbury Watson, who assigned ''Eudamus helixus'' (now ''Drephalys helixus'') as type s ...

'' Madruga, Siewert, O. Mielke & Dolibaina, 2018 * ''

Drephalys electrinus ''Drephalys'' is a Neotropical butterfly genus in the family Hesperiidae, in which it is placed in tribe Entheini. The genus was established in 1893 by Edward Yerbury Watson, who assigned ''Eudamus helixus'' (now ''Drephalys helixus'') as type s ...

'' Siewert, Madruga, O. Mielke & Dolibaina, 2018 * ''

Drephalys miersi ''Drephalys'' is a Neotropical butterfly genus in the family Hesperiidae, in which it is placed in tribe Entheini. The genus was established in 1893 by Edward Yerbury Watson, who assigned ''Eudamus helixus'' (now ''Drephalys helixus'') as type s ...

'' O. Mielke, 1968 * ''

Drephalys opifex ''Drephalys'' is a Neotropical butterfly genus in the family Hesperiidae, in which it is placed in tribe Entheini. The genus was established in 1893 by Edward Yerbury Watson, who assigned ''Eudamus helixus'' (now ''Drephalys helixus'') as type s ...

'' Evans, 1952 * ''

Drephalys olvina ''Drephalys'' is a Neotropical butterfly genus in the family Hesperiidae, in which it is placed in tribe Entheini. The genus was established in 1893 by Edward Yerbury Watson, who assigned ''Eudamus helixus'' (now ''Drephalys helixus'') as type s ...

'' Evans, 1952 * ''

Drephalys olva ''Drephalys'' is a Neotropical butterfly genus in the family Hesperiidae, in which it is placed in tribe Entheini. The genus was established in 1893 by Edward Yerbury Watson, who assigned ''Eudamus helixus'' (now ''Drephalys helixus'') as type s ...

'' Evans, 1952 * ''

Drephalys eous ''Drephalys'' is a Neotropical butterfly genus in the family Hesperiidae, in which it is placed in tribe Entheini. The genus was established in 1893 by Edward Yerbury Watson, who assigned ''Eudamus helixus'' (now ''Drephalys helixus'') as type s ...

'' (Hewitson, 1867)

Original publication

References

Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
Eudaminae Hesperiidae genera Taxa named by Edward Yerbury Watson Taxa described in 1893 {{Hesperiidae-stub