genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
in the skippers
butterfly
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprises ...
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 ...
, known as the duskywings. ''Erynnis'' is found in the
Neotropical realm
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 bi ...
and across the
Palearctic
The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stretches across all of Eurasia north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa.
The realm consists of several bioregions: the Euro-Si ...
, but the highest species diversity is in the
Nearctic
The Nearctic realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting the Earth's land surface.
The Nearctic realm covers most of North America, including Greenland, Central Florida, and the highlands of Mexico. The parts of North America ...
. The genus was erected by
Franz von Paula Schrank
Franz von Paula Schrank (21 August 1747, in Vornbach – 22 December 1835) was a German priest, botanist and entomologist.
He was ordained as a priest in Vienna in 1784, gaining his doctorate in theology two years later. In 1786 he was named c ...
in 1801.
Species and notable subspecies
Listed alphabetically:
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Erynnis afranius
''Erynnis afranius'', the afranius duskywing or bald duskywing, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from northern Mexico through the central United States to southern Canada in the provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manito ...
Erynnis baptisiae
''Erynnis baptisiae'', the wild indigo duskywing, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in North America from southern New England and southern Ontario west to central Nebraska, south to Georgia, the Gulf Coast, and south-central ...
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Forbes
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Erynnis icelus
''Erynnis icelus'', the dreamy duskywing or aspen dusky wing, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in boreal North America, from the Northwest Territories east across southern Canada to Nova Scotia, south in the western mountai ...
Erynnis juvenalis
''Erynnis juvenalis'', the Juvenal's duskywing, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae.
Appearance and distribution
It is common in eastern North American oak woods from southern Manitoba to southern Quebec and Nova Scotia southward to Texa ...
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Fabricius Fabricius ( la, smith, german: Schmied, Schmidt) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*people from the Ancient Roman gens Fabricia:
**Gaius Fabricius Luscinus, the first of the Fabricii to move to Rome
* Johann Goldsmid (1587� ...
, 1793) – Juvenal's duskywing
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Erynnis lucilius
''Erynnis lucilius'', the columbine duskywing, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in North America from southern Quebec to Manitoba and south to the northeastern United States.Erynnis martialis
''Erynnis martialis'', the mottled duskywing, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in most of the eastern United States and in southern Ontario, and southeastern Manitoba.COSEWIC. 2012COSEWIC Assessment and Status Report on ...
'' (Scudder, 1869) – mottled duskywing
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Erynnis marloyi
''Erynnis marloyi'', the inky skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in south-eastern Europe (Greece and the Balkans) across Asia Minor to Syria, Turkey, Lebanon, southern Iran and Chitral, Pakistan.
The wingspan is 14� ...
834
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Year 834 ( DCCCXXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place Europe
* March 1 – Emperor Louis the Pious is restored as sole ruler of the Fr ...
Erynnis montana
''Erynnis montana'' is a Palearctic butterfly in the family Hesperiidae ( Pyrginae). It is found in China, Amur, Taiwan and Japan.
The larva feeds on ''Quercus mongolica
''Quercus mongolica'', commonly known as Mongolian oak, is a species ...
'' ( Bremer, 1861) South China, Formosa, Amur, Japan
*'' Erynnis meridianus'' Bell, 1927 – meridian duskywing – California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico
*'' Erynnis pacuvius'' ( Lintner, 878 – Pacuvius duskywing, Dyar's duskywing, or buckthorn dusky wing
**''Erynnis pacuvius callidus'' (Grinnell, 1905) – Californian – Pacuvius duskywing
*'' Erynnis pathan'' Evans, 1949 Ghissar, Chitral, North Baluchistan
*'' Erynnis pelias'' (Leech, 1891) West China, Arunachal Pradesh
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Erynnis persius
''Erynnis persius'', the Persius duskywing, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae that occurs in North America. It is a threatened species in Michigan and is protected by law. The subspecies ''Erynnis persius persius'' is listed as endangered ...
'' (Scudder, 1863) – Persius duskywing or hairy duskywing
**''Erynnis persius fredericki'' (H. A. Freeman, 1943) – eastern Persius duskywing
*'' Erynnis popoviana'' Nordmann, 1851 Mongolia, North China, East China, Central China, Ussuri
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Erynnis propertius
''Erynnis propertius'', commonly known as Propertius duskywing, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in along the west coast of North America from southern British Columbia south along the Pacific Slope to Baja Califo ...
'' (Scudder & Burgess, 1870) – Propertius duskywing or western oak duskywing
*'' Erynnis scudderi'' (Skinner, 1914) – Scudder's duskywing – Mexico, Arizona
*'' Erynnis tages'' (
Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, t ...
,
1758
Events
January–March
* January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the starting point of modern zoological ...
) – dingy skipper
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Erynnis telemachus
''Erynnis telemachus'', the Rocky Mountain duskywing, is a species of spread-wing skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae
Skippers are a family of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) named the Hesperiidae. Being diurnal, they are gen ...
Erynnis tristis
''Erynnis tristis'', commonly known as the mournful duskywing, is a species of spread-wing skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. It is found in Central America, North America, and South America. It is mottled brown with a white fringe on ...
'' ( Boisduval 1852) – mournful duskywing – Arizona, California, New Mexico, Texas, Mexico to Colombia, Central America
**''Erynnis tristis tatius'' (W. H. Edwards, 1882) – Tatius duskywing – Arizona, Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama, to Colombia
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Erynnis zarucco
''Erynnis zarucco'', commonly known as the zarucco duskywing, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found (rarely) from southern Ontario to the southeastern United States.H. Lucas, 1857) – zarucco duskywing
Consortium for the Barcode of Life
The Consortium for the Barcode of Life (CBOL) was an international initiative dedicated to supporting the development of DNA barcoding as a global standard for species identification. CBOL's Secretariat Office is hosted by the National Museum of ...