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Autochton (butterfly)

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Autochton is a genus of skipper butterflies. They belong to the subfamily Eudaminae, which was long included with the spread-winged skippers (Pyrginae) as a tribe. They are found from Mexico to South America.

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Autochton
Common banded skipper
A. neis, Colombia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Eudaminae
Genus: Autochton
Hübner, [1823]
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Synonyms
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  • Cecropterus (Hübner, 1818)
  • Autochthon (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)
  • Ccropterus (W. F. Kirby, 1871)
  • Rhabdoides (Scudder, 1889)
  • Antochton (W. F. Kirby, 1912)
  • Oecropterus (Spitz, 1932)
  • Acropterus (Kaye, 1940)
  • Rhaboides (Hayward, 1947)
  • Authochton (Ramos, 1977)[1]
  • Cabares Godman & Salvin, 1894
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Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Autochton:[2]

  • Autochton bipunctatus (Gmelin, [1790]) – two-spotted banded-skipper or twin-spot banded skipper
  • Autochton integrifascia (Mabille, 1891)
  • Autochton itylus Hübner, [1823]
  • Autochton neis (Geyer, 1832)
  • Autochton oryx (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1862)
  • Autochton potrillo (Lucas, 1857)
  • Autochton reflexus (Mabille & Boullet, 1912)
  • Autochton sulfureolus (Mabille, 1883)

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