''Typhedanus'' is a genus of

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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

The following species are recognised in the genus ''Typhedanus'': * '' Typhedanus ampyx'' (Godman & Salvin, 1893) - Mexico to Costa Rica * '' Typhedanus aventinus'' (Godman & Salvin, 1894) - Mexico * '' Typhedanus buena'' (A. Warren, Dolibaina & Hernández-Mejía, 2015) - Mexico * '' Typhedanus cajeta'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) - Mexico to Costa Rica * '' Typhedanus mala'' (Evans, 1953) - Guatemala * '' Typhedanus salas'' Freeman, 1977 - Mexico, Belize * '' Typhedanus umber'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) - Unknown, possibly Venezuela

References

Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database

External links

images representing ''Typhedanus'' at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
Hesperiidae Butterflies of Central America Hesperiidae of South America Taxa described in 1870 Lepidoptera of Brazil Lepidoptera of Colombia Lepidoptera of Ecuador Lepidoptera of Venezuela Fauna of the Amazon Hesperiidae genera Taxa named by Arthur Gardiner Butler {{Hesperiidae-stub