Euphyes

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The Euphyes is genus of North American butterfly of the family Hesperiidae (skippers), subfamily Hesperiinae (grass skippers).

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Hesperiidae
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Euphyes
Dun skipper, E. vestris
Butler's branded skipper,
E. singularis insolata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Tribe: Hesperiini
Subtribe: Hesperiina
Genus: Euphyes
Scudder, 1872
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Species

The following species are recognised:[1][2]

  • Group peneia:
    • Euphyes cornelius (Latreille, [1824]) – Cornelius skipper
    • Euphyes eberti Mielke, 1972 – Ebert's skipper
    • Euphyes fumata Mielke, 1972 – fumata skipper
    • Euphyes leptosema Mabille, 1891 – leptosema skipper
    • Euphyes peneia (Godman, [1900]) – guardpost skipper
    • Euphyes singularis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1865) – singular skipper [Butler's branded skipper (E. s. insolata) in Jamaica
  • Group subferruginea:
    • Euphyes antra Evans, 1955 – antra skipper
    • Euphyes cherra Evans, 1955 – cherra skipper
    • Euphyes subferrugineus (Hayward, 1934) – subferrugineus skipper
  • Group dion:
    • Euphyes bayensis Shuey, 1989 – bay skipper
    • Euphyes berryi (E. Bell, 1941) – Berry's skipper
    • Euphyes conspicua (W. H. Edwards, 1863) – black dash
      • E. c. buchholzi (P. Ehrlich and Gillham, 1951)[3]
      • E. c. conspicua (W. H. Edwards, 1863)[3]
      • E. c. orono (Scudder, 1872)[3]
    • Euphyes dion (W. H. Edwards, 1879) – dion skipper
    • Euphyes dukesi (Lindsey, 1923) – Dukes' skipper
      • E. d. calhouni Shuey, 1996[4]
      • E. d. dukesi (Lindsey, 1923)[4]
    • Euphyes pilatka (W. H. Edwards, 1867) – Palatka skipper or saw-grass skipper
      • E. p. klotsi L. Miller, Harvey and J. Miller, 1985[5]
      • E. p. pilatka (W. H. Edwards, 1867)[5]
  • Group vestris:
    • Euphyes arpa (Boisduval & Le Conte, [1837])[6] – palmetto skipper
    • Euphyes bimacula (Grote & Robinson, 1867) – two-spotted skipper
      • E. b. arbotsti Gatrelle, 1999[7]
      • E. b. bimacula (Grote & Robinson, 1867)[7]
      • E. b. illinois (Dodge, 1872)[7]
    • Euphyes kiowah (Reakirt, 1866)[8]
      • Euphyes k. chamuli Freeman, 1969 – Chamul skipper
      • Euphyes k. kiowah (Reakirt, 1866)
    • Euphyes vestris (Boisduval, 1852) – dun skipper, sedge witch, or dun sedge skipper
      • E. v. harbisoni J. Brown and Mcguire, 1983[9]
      • E. v. metacomet (T. Harris, 1862)[9]
      • E. v. vestris (Boisduval, 1852)[9]
  • Incertae sedis:
    • Euphyes ampa Evans, 1955 – ampa skipper
    • Euphyes canda (Steinhauser & Warren, [2002]) – Candelaria skipper

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