''Phlebodes'' is a genus of
skippers 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 ...
, 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 ...
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Species
Recognised species in the genus ''Phlebodes'' include:
* ''
Phlebodes campo''
(Bell, 1947)
* ''
Phlebodes fuldai
''Phlebodes'' is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae, subfamily Hesperiinae
Grass skippers or banded skippers are butterflies of the subfamily Hesperiinae, part of the skipper family, Hesperiidae. The subfamily was established by P ...
''
(Bell, 1930)
* ''
Phlebodes pertinax''
(Stoll, 1781)
* ''
Phlebodes sameda''
(Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)
Former species
*''Phlebodes chittara''
Schaus, 1902 - transferred to ''
Chitta chittara''
(Schaus, 1902)
*''Phlebodes pares''
Bell, 1959 - transferred to ''
Pares pares''
(Bell, 1959)
*''Phlebodes simplex''
Bell, 1930 - transferred to ''
Tigasis simplex''
(Bell, 1930)
*''Phlebodes storax''
Mabille, 1891 - transferred to ''
Parphorus storax''
(Mabille, 1891)
References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
Hesperiinae
Hesperiidae genera
Taxa named by Jacob Hübner
Taxa described in 1819
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