The ''Euphyes'' is genus of North American

butterfly Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...

of 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 ...

(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 cornelius'' (Latreille,

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– Cornelius skipper **'' Euphyes eberti'' Mielke, 1972 – Ebert's skipper **'' Euphyes fumata'' Mielke, 1972 – fumata skipper **'' Euphyes leptosema'' Mabille, 1891 – leptosema skipper **'' Euphyes peneia'' (Godman,

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– guardpost skipper **'' Euphyes singularis'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1865) – singular skipper utler's branded skipper (''E. s. insolata'') in Jamaica * Group ''subferruginea'': **''Euphyes antra">Jamaica.html" ;"title="utler's branded skipper (''E. s. insolata'') in Jamaica">utler's branded skipper (''E. s. insolata'') in Jamaica * Group ''subferruginea'': **''Euphyes antra'' Evans, 1955 – antra skipper **''Euphyes cherra'' Evans, 1955 – cherra skipper **''Euphyes subferrugineus'' (Hayward, 1934) – subferrugineus skipper * Group ''dion'': **''Euphyes bayensis'' 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 ''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'' (Lindsey, 1923) – Dukes' skipper ***''E. d. calhouni'' Shuey, 1996 ***''E. d. dukesi'' (Lindsey, 1923) **'' Euphyes pilatka'' (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 arpa'' ( Boisduval & Le Conte,

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– palmetto skipper **''

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 Virgini ...

'' (Grote & Robinson, 1867) – two-spotted skipper ***''E. b. arbotsti'' Gatrelle, 1999 ***''E. b. bimacula'' (Grote & Robinson, 1867) ***''E. b. illinois'' (Dodge, 1872) **'' Euphyes kiowah'' (Reakirt, 1866) ***'' Euphyes k. chamuli'' 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) * ''

Incertae sedis or is a term used for a taxonomy (biology), 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, uncertainty ...

'': **'' Euphyes ampa'' Evans, 1955 – ampa skipper **'' Euphyes canda'' (Steinhauser & Warren,

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– Candelaria skipper

References

External links

Grass Skippers
Butterflies and Moths of North America
Hesperiidae
Butterflies of Canada {{Taxonbar, from=Q5392037 Hesperiinae Hesperiidae genera Taxa named by Samuel Hubbard Scudder Taxa described in 1872