''Zariaspes'' is a
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 ...
genus of
grass skipper
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 ...
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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Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Mnestheus:
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Zariaspes aurora''
Bell, 1942
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Zariaspes mys''
(Hübner, 808
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mys skipper – east Mexico to south Brazil and Paraguay
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Zariaspes mythecus''
Godman, 1900 Godman's skipper – west Mexico
* BOLD:ADA7943 (''Zariaspes'' sp.)
References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
Hesperiinae
Hesperiidae of South America
Hesperiidae genera
Taxa named by Frederick DuCane Godman
Taxa described in 1900
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