The Euphyes is genus of North American butterfly of the family Hesperiidae (skippers), subfamily Hesperiinae (grass skippers).
| Euphyes | |
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| Dun skipper, E. vestris | |
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| Butler's branded skipper, E. singularis insolata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Tribe: | Hesperiini |
| Subtribe: | Hesperiina |
| Genus: | Euphyes Scudder, 1872 |
Species
editThe 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
- Euphyes dion (W. H. Edwards, 1879) – dion skipper
- Euphyes dukesi (Lindsey, 1923) – Dukes' skipper
- Euphyes pilatka (W. H. Edwards, 1867) – Palatka skipper or saw-grass skipper
- Group vestris:
- Euphyes arpa (Boisduval & Le Conte, [1837])[6] – palmetto skipper
- Euphyes bimacula (Grote & Robinson, 1867) – two-spotted skipper
- 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
- Incertae sedis:
- Euphyes ampa Evans, 1955 – ampa skipper
- Euphyes canda (Steinhauser & Warren, [2002]) – Candelaria skipper
References
edit- ^ Euphyes, funet.fi
- ^ "Interactive Listing of Mexican Butterflies 11-VII-08". Archived from the original on 2010-06-23. Retrieved 2010-06-14. Interactive Listing of Mexican Butterflies 11-VII-08
- ^ a b c "Euphyes conspicua". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ^ a b "Euphyes dukesi". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ^ a b "Euphyes pilatka". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ^ "Euphyes arpa". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ^ a b c "Euphyes bimacula". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ^ Zhang, Jing; Cong, Qian; Shen, Jinhui; Grishin, Nick (2022-03-14). "Taxonomic changes suggested by the genomic analysis of Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera)". Insecta Mundi. 2022 (921). PMC 8975183. PMID 35370352.
- ^ a b c "Euphyes vestris". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Euphyes.
- Grass Skippers, Butterflies and Moths of North America
- Hesperiidae, Butterflies of Canada