''Lon'' is a genus of

skipper butterflies 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 ...

(family Hesperiidae) found in

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and

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. The genus was erected in 2019 by Nick V. Grishin. The name derives from the last syllable of the

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name.

Species

, the genus includes 10 species: *''

Lon zabulon Lon or LON may refer to: People * Lon (photographer), pseudonym of Alonzo Hanagan, also known as "Lon of New York" * Lon (name), a list of people with the given name, nickname or surname Fictional characters * Lon Cohen, a character in the Nero W ...

'' (Boisduval and Le Conte, 1837) – Zabulon skipper,

*''

Lon hobomok Lon or LON may refer to: People * Lon (photographer), pseudonym of Alonzo Hanagan, also known as "Lon of New York" * Lon (name), a list of people with the given name, nickname or surname Fictional characters * Lon Cohen, a character in the Nero W ...

'' (T. Harris, 1862) – Hobomok skipper *''

Lon inimica Lon or LON may refer to: People * Lon (photographer), pseudonym of Alonzo Hanagan, also known as "Lon of New York" * Lon (name), a list of people with the given name, nickname or surname Fictional characters * Lon Cohen, a character in the Nero W ...

'' (Butler and Druce, 1872) – yellow-stained skipper *''

Lon taxiles ''Lon taxiles'', the taxiles skipper, is a species of grass skipper in the family Hesperiidae Skippers are a group of butterflies placed in the family Hesperiidae within the order Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies). They were previously place ...

'' (Edwards, 1881) – golden skipper *''

Lon azin Lon or LON may refer to: People * Lon (photographer), pseudonym of Alonzo Hanagan, also known as "Lon of New York" * Lon (name), a list of people with the given name, nickname or surname Fictional characters * Lon Cohen, a character in the Nero W ...

'' (Godman, 1900) *''

Lon macneilli Lon or LON may refer to: People * Lon (photographer), pseudonym of Alonzo Hanagan, also known as "Lon of New York" * Lon (name), a list of people with the given name, nickname or surname Fictional characters * Lon Cohen, a character in the Nero W ...

'' (Burns, 1992) – Macneill's skipper *''

Lon ulphila Lon or LON may refer to: People * Lon (photographer), pseudonym of Alonzo Hanagan, also known as "Lon of New York" * Lon (name), a list of people with the given name, nickname or surname Fictional characters * Lon Cohen, a character in the Nero W ...

'' (Plötz, 1883) – ulphila skipper *'' Lon monticola'' (Godman, 1900) – oyamel skipper *'' Lon niveolimbus'' (Mabille, 1889) – snow-fringed skipper *'' Lon melane'' (Edwards, 1869) – umber skipper

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q97302484 Hesperiidae genera Taxa described in 2019