''Porphyrogenes'' is a

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genus of

spread-winged skippers Pyrginae, commonly known as spread-winged skippers, are a subfamily of the skipper butterfly family (biology), family (Hesperiidae). The subfamily was established by Hermann Burmeister in 1878. Their delimitation and internal systematics has chan ...

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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Species

*'' Porphyrogenes boliva'' Evans, 1952 - Venezuela *'' Porphyrogenes calathana'' (Hewitson, 1868) **''P. calathana calanus'' (Godman & Salvin, 1894) **''P. calathana calathana'' (Hewitson, 1868) **''P. calathana compusa'' (Hewitson, 1868) *'' Porphyrogenes convexus'' Austin & O. Mielke, 2008 *'' Porphyrogenes despecta'' (Butler, 1870) **''P. despecta despecta'' (Butler, 1870) - Brazil (Pará, Bahia) **''P. despecta cervinus'' (Plötz, 1883) - Brazil *'' Porphyrogenes eudemus'' (Mabille, 1888) *'' Porphyrogenes ferruginea'' (Plötz, 1883) *'' Porphyrogenes glavia'' Evans, 1952 - Panama *'' Porphyrogenes passalus'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) - Brazil (Amazonas) to Bolivia, Venezuela *'' Porphyrogenes omphale'' (Butler, 1871) - Venezuela *'' Porphyrogenes pausias'' (Hewitson, 1867) - Brazil (Amazonas) *'' Porphyrogenes peterwegei'' Burns, 2010 *'' Porphyrogenes probus'' (Möschler, 1877) - Suriname, Colombia, Peru *'' Porphyrogenes simulator'' Austin & O. Mielke, 2008 *'' Porphyrogenes sororcula'' (Mabille & Boullet, 1912) -

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*'' Porphyrogenes sparus'' Austin & O. Mielke, 2008 *'' Porphyrogenes spadix'' Austin & O. Mielke, 2008 *'' Porphyrogenes spanda'' Evans, 1952 - Brazil (Pará) *'' Porphyrogenes sparta'' Evans, 1952 - Brazil (Pará) *'' Porphyrogenes speciosus'' Austin & O. Mielke, 2008 *'' Porphyrogenes specularis'' Austin & O. Mielke, 2008 *'' Porphyrogenes spina'' Austin & O. Mielke, 2008 *'' Porphyrogenes splendidus'' Austin & O. Mielke, 2008 *'' Porphyrogenes spoda'' Evans, 1952 - Panama *'' Porphyrogenes sporta'' Austin & O. Mielke, 2008 *'' Porphyrogenes stresa'' Evans, 1952 - Peru *'' Porphyrogenes stupa'' Evans, 1952 - type locality unknown *'' Porphyrogenes sula'' (R. Williams & E. Bell, 1940) *''

Porphyrogenes virgatus ''Porphyrogenes'' is a Neotropical genus of spread-winged skippers in the family Hesperiidae, in which they are placed to tribe Phocidini. Species *''Porphyrogenes boliva'' Evans, 1952 - Venezuela *''Porphyrogenes calathana'' (Hewitson, 1868) ** ...

'' (Mabille, 1888) *'' Porphyrogenes vulpecula'' (Plötz, 1882) **''P. vulpecula vulpecula'' (Plötz, 1882) - Brazil, Panama **''P. vulpecula immaculata'' (Skinner, 1920) - Peru *'' Porphyrogenes zohra'' (Möschler, 1879) - Venezuela, Peru, Honduras

References

Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database

External links

images representing ''Porphyrogenes'' at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
Eudaminae Hesperiidae of South America Hesperiidae genera Taxa named by Edward Yerbury Watson Taxa described in 1893 {{Hesperiidae-stub