''Drephalys'' is a Neotropical butterfly genus in the family

Hesperiidae 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 ...

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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 America ...

. The genus was established in 1893 by Edward Yerbury Watson, who assigned ''Eudamus helixus'' (now '' Drephalys helixus'') as type species 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,

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* '' Drephalys croceus'' Austin, 1995 * ''

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'' Austin, 1995 Subgenus ''Drephalys'' E. Watson, 1893 * ''

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'' (Cramer, 1780) * ''

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'' O. Mielke, 1968 * '' Drephalys helixus'' (Hewitson, 1877) * ''

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'' Burns, 2000 * ''

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'' (Mabille & Boullet, 1919) * ''

Drephalys phoenice ''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 t ...

'' (Hewitson, 1867) * ''

Drephalys heraclides ''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 t ...

'' 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 t ...

'' 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 t ...

'' 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 t ...

'' 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 typ ...

'' O. Mielke, 1968 * '' Drephalys opifex'' Evans, 1952 * '' Drephalys olvina'' 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 t ...

'' Evans, 1952 * '' Drephalys eous'' (Hewitson, 1867)

Original publication

References

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