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'':
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Euphyes peneia
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 ''pene ...
'' (Godman,
900
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Year 900 ( CM) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place
Abbasid Caliphate
* Spring – Forces under the Transoxianian emir Isma'il ibn Ahmad are v ...
– guardpost skipper
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Euphyes eberti'' Mielke, 1972 – Ebert's skipper
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Euphyes leptosema
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 ''pene ...
'' Mabille, 1891 – leptosema skipper
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Euphyes fumata
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 ''pene ...
'' Mielke, 1972 – fumata skipper
**''
Euphyes singularis
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 ''pene ...
'' (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'':
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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
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Euphyes berryi
''Euphyes berryi'', known as Berry's skipper, is a rare species of butterfly of the family Hesperiidae, historically found in wet areas from North Carolina to Florida.
Another common name proposed for the species is Florida swamp skipper, a name ...
'' (E. Bell, 1941) – Berry's skipper
**''
Euphyes conspicua
''Euphyes conspicua'', the black dash, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. The species was first described by William Henry Edwards in 1863. It is found in the upper Midwest of North America, from eastern Nebraska east to southern Ontario ...
'' (W. H. Edwards, 1863) – black dash
***''E. c. buchholzi'' (P. Ehrlich and Gillham, 1951)
***''E. c. conspicua'' (W. H. Edwards, 1863)
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***''E. c. orono'' (Scudder, 1872)][
**'']Euphyes dion
''Euphyes dion'', the Dion skipper or Alabama skipper, is a species of butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in scattered populations along the Atlantic coast of North America, from western Massachusetts and south-eastern New York sout ...
'' (W. H. Edwards, 1879) – Dion skipper
**''Euphyes dukesi
''Euphyes dukesi'', or Dukes' skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It lives in the eastern United States and in a small portion of southern Ontario, Canada, in three distinct populations. Preferred habitats are shaded wetlands (woo ...
'' (Lindsey, 1923) – Dukes' skipper
***''E. d. calhouni'' Shuey, 1996
***''E. d. dukesi'' (Lindsey, 1923)[
**'']Euphyes pilatka
''Euphyes pilatka'', the Palatka skipper or saw-grass skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the United States from southeastern Virginia south to peninsular Florida and the Florida Keys, then west along the Gulf Coast ...
'' (W. H. Edwards, 1867) – Palatka skipper or saw-grass skipper
***''E. p. klotsi'' L. Miller, Harvey and J. Miller, 1985
***''E. p. pilatka'' (W. H. Edwards, 1867)[
* Group ''vestris'':
**'']Euphyes kiowah
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 ''pene ...
'' (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
''Euphyes vestris'', the dun skipper, sedge witch or dun sedge skipper, is a species of butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in North America from Nova Scotia west across southern Canada to southern Alberta, south to Florida, the Gulf ...
'' (Boisduval, 1852) – dun skipper, sedge witch, or dun sedge skipper
***''E. v. harbisoni'' J. Brown and Mcguire, 1983
***''E. v. metacomet'' (T. Harris, 1862)[
***''E. v. vestris'' (Boisduval, 1852)][
**'']Euphyes bimacula
''Euphyes bimacula'', the two-spotted skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in North America, from northeast Colorado and western Nebraska; eastern Nebraska east to southern Quebec; southern Maine south to central Virgin ...
'' (Grote & Robinson, 1867) – two-spotted skipper
***''E. b. arbotsti'' Gatrelle, 1999
***''E. b. bimacula'' (Grote & Robinson, 1867)[
***''E. b. arbotsti'' (Dodge, 1872)][
**'']Euphyes arpa
''Euphyes arpa'', the palmetto skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae.
Description
The wingspan is 41–49 mm. The head and front of thorax are bright orange. The upperside of the forewings is reddish yellow with black borders ...
'' (Boisduval
Jean Baptiste Alphonse Déchauffour de Boisduval (24 June 1799 – 30 December 1879) was a French lepidopterist, botanist, and physician.
He was one of the most celebrated lepidopterists of France, and was the co-founder of the Société entomo ...
& Le Conte, 837
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Year 837 ( DCCCXXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
By place Byzantine Empire
* Byzantine–Arab War: Emperor Theophilos leads a massive Byzantine ...
– palmetto skipper
* ''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
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 ''pene ...
'' Evans, 1955 – ampa skipper
**''Euphyes canda
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 ''pene ...
'' (Steinhauser & Warren, 002 002, 0O2, O02, OO2, or 002 may refer to:
Fiction
*002, fictional British 00 Agent
*''002 Operazione Luna'',
*1965 Italian film
*Zero Two, a '' Darling in the Franxx'' character
Airports
*0O2, Baker Airport
*O02, Nervino Airport
Astronomy
*1996 ...
– 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