The ''Euphyes'' is genus of North American
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 ...
of 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 ...
(skippers), subfamily
Hesperiinae
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 ...
(grass skippers).
Species
The following species are recognised:
[ Interactive Listing of Mexican Butterflies 11-VII-08]
* Group ''peneia'':
**''
Euphyes peneia'' (Godman,
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Events
By place
Abbasid Caliphate
* Spring – Forces under the Transoxianian emir Isma'il ibn Ahmad are v ...
– guardpost skipper
**''
Euphyes eberti'' Mielke, 1972 – Ebert's skipper
**''
Euphyes leptosema'' Mabille, 1891 – leptosema skipper
**''
Euphyes fumata'' Mielke, 1972 – fumata skipper
**''
Euphyes singularis'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1865) – singularis skipper
utler's branded skipper (''E. s. insolata'') in Jamaica
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**''Euphyes cornelius'' (Latreille, [1824]) – Cornelius skipper
* Group ''subferruginea'':
**''Euphyes subferrugineus'' (Hayward, 1934) – subferrugineus skipper
**''Euphyes antra'' Evans, 1955 – Antra skipper
**''Euphyes cherra'' Evans, 1955 – Cherra skipper
* Group ''dion'':
**''
Euphyes bayensis
''Euphyes bayensis'', the bay skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in coastal Mississippi in the United States.
The wingspan is 37–44 mm. Adults feed on flower nectar. The bay skipper is often confused with the ' ...
'' Shuey, 1989 – bay skipper
**''
Euphyes berryi'' (E. Bell, 1941) – Berry's skipper
**''
Euphyes conspicua'' (W. H. Edwards, 1863) – black dash
***''E. c. buchholzi'' (P. Ehrlich and Gillham, 1951)
***''E. c. conspicua'' (W. H. Edwards, 1863)
[
***''E. c. orono'' (Scudder, 1872)][
**'' Euphyes dion'' (W. H. Edwards, 1879) – Dion skipper
**'' Euphyes dukesi'' (Lindsey, 1923) – Dukes' skipper
***''E. d. calhouni'' Shuey, 1996][
**'' Euphyes pilatka'' (W. H. Edwards, 1867) – Palatka skipper or saw-grass skipper
***''E. p. klotsi'' L. Miller, Harvey and J. Miller, 1985][
* Group ''vestris'':
**'' Euphyes kiowah'' (Reakirt, 1866)]Euphyes k. chamuli
The ''Euphyes'' is genus of North American butterfly of the family Hesperiidae (skippers), subfamily Hesperiinae (grass skippers).
Species
The following species are recognised: Interactive Listing of Mexican Butterflies 11-VII-08
* Group ''pen ...
'' Freeman, 1969 – Chamul skipper
***'' Euphyes k. kiowah'' (Reakirt, 1866)
**'' Euphyes vestris'' (Boisduval, 1852) – dun skipper, sedge witch, or dun sedge skipper
***''E. v. harbisoni'' J. Brown and Mcguire, 1983[
***''E. v. vestris'' (Boisduval, 1852)][
**'' Euphyes bimacula'' (Grote & Robinson, 1867) – two-spotted skipper
***''E. b. arbotsti'' Gatrelle, 1999][
***''E. b. arbotsti'' (Dodge, 1872)][
**'' Euphyes arpa'' ( Boisduval & Le Conte, 837]Incertae sedis
' () or ''problematica'' is a term used for a taxonomic group where its broader relationships are unknown or undefined. Alternatively, such groups are frequently referred to as "enigmatic taxa". In the system of open nomenclature, uncertain ...
'':
**'' Euphyes ampa'' Evans, 1955 – ampa skipper
**'' Euphyes canda'' (Steinhauser & Warren, 002 – Candelaria skipper
References
External links
Grass Skippers
Butterflies and Moths of North America
Hesperiidae
Butterflies of Canada
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Hesperiinae
Hesperiidae genera
Taxa named by Samuel Hubbard Scudder