Autochton (butterfly)
Genus of butterflies
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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.
| Autochton | |
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| 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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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)