''Oechydrus'' is a genus of

Neotropical 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 biogeogra ...

butterflies 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 placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea, but have since been placed in the superfamily Papilion ...

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Eudaminae The Eudaminae are a subfamily of skipper butterflies (family Hesperiidae). Their original type genus ''Eudamus'' is today a junior synonym of '' Urbanus''. They are largely found in the Neotropics, with some extending into temperate North Amer ...

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Species

There are two species recognised in the genus ''Oechydrus'': * ''

Oechydrus chersis ''Oechydrus'' is a genus of Neotropical butterflies in the family Hesperiidae (Eudaminae). Species There are two species recognised in the genus ''Oechydrus'': * ''Oechydrus chersis'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) **''O. c. chersis'' (Herrich-Sch ...

'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) **''O. c. chersis'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) - Bolivia **''O. c. ochrilinea'' (Schaus, 1902) - Peru **''O. c. rufus'' Evans, 1953 - Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) * ''

Oechydrus evelinda ''Oechydrus'' is a genus of Neotropical butterflies in the family Hesperiidae (Eudaminae). Species There are two species recognised in the genus ''Oechydrus'': * ''Oechydrus chersis'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) **''O. c. chersis'' (Herrich-Sch ...

'' (Butler, 1870) - Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)

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Hesperiidae Taxa named by Edward Yerbury Watson Hesperiidae genera Taxa described in 1893 {{Hesperiidae-stub