Euphyes
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The Euphyes is genus of North America
n butterfly
of the Hesperiidae family (skippers), subfamily Hesperiinae (grass skippers).
North America
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n butterfly
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
of the Hesperiidae family (skippers), subfamily Hesperiinae (grass skippers).
Species
Listed alphabetically within groups.- Group peneia:
- Euphyes peneia (Godman, [1900]) – Guardpost Skipper
- Euphyes eberti Mielke, 1972
- Euphyes leptosema Mabille, 1891
- Euphyes fumata Mielke, 1972
- Euphyes singularis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1865) – Singularis Skipper
- Euphyes cornelius (Latreille, [1824]) – Cornelius Skipper
- Group subferruginea:
- Euphyes subferrugineus (Hayward, 1934)
- Euphyes antra Evans, 1955 – Antra Skipper
- Euphyes cherra Evans, 1955
- Group dion:
- Euphyes dionEuphyes dionThe Dion Skipper or Alabama Skipper, Euphyes dion, is a species of butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in scattered populations along the Atlantic coast of North America, from western Massachusetts and south-eastern New York south to north-eastern Florida, west to north-eastern Texas,...
(Edwards, 1879) – Dion Skipper - Euphyes dukesiEuphyes dukesiDukes' Skipper is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. There are three populations in the eastern United States, the first is found along the Atlantic Coast from south-eastern Virginia to northern peninsular Florida, the second is found in the lower Mississippi Valley from central Missouri and...
(Lindsey, 1923) – Dukes' Skipper - Euphyes bayensisEuphyes bayensisThe Bay Skipper is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in coastal Mississippi.The wingspan is 37-44 mm. Adults feed on flower nectar....
Shuey, 1989 – Bay Skipper - Euphyes pilatkaEuphyes pilatkaThe Palatka Skipper or Saw-grass Skipper is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from south-eastern Virginia south to peninsular Florida and the Florida Keys, then west along the Gulf Coast to southern Mississippi. Strays can be found up to northern Maryland and south-western...
(Edwards, 1867) – Palatka Skipper or Saw-grass Skipper - Euphyes berryi (Bell, 1941) – Berry's Skipper or Florida Swamp Skipper
- Euphyes conspicuaEuphyes conspicuaThe Black Dash is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in the upper Midwest of North America, from eastern Nebraska east to southern Ontario and along the central Atlantic Coast from Massachusetts south to south-eastern Virginia.The wingspan is 32-42 mm. The upperside is black...
(Edwards, 1863) – Black Dash
- Euphyes dion
- Group vestris:
- Euphyes vestrisEuphyes vestrisThe Dun Skipper, Sedge Witch or Dun Sedge Skipper is a species of butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from Nova Scotia west across southern Canada to southern Alberta, south to Florida, the Gulf Coast and eastern Texas...
(Boisduval, 1852) – Dun Skipper, Sedge Witch, or Dun Sedge Skipper - Euphyes chamuli Freeman, 1969 – Chamul Skipper
- Euphyes bimacula (Grote & Robinson, 1867) – Two-spotted Skipper
- Euphyes arpaEuphyes arpaThe Palmetto Skipper is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found on Peninsular Florida, south-eastern Georgia and along the coasts of southern Alabama and southern Mississippi....
(Boisduval & Le Conte, [1834]) – Palmetto Skipper
- Euphyes vestris
- Incertae sedisIncertae sedis, is a term used to define a taxonomic group where its broader relationships are unknown or undefined. Uncertainty at specific taxonomic levels is attributed by , , and similar terms.-Examples:*The fossil plant Paradinandra suecica could not be assigned to any...
:- Euphyes ampa Evans, 1955 – Ampa Skipper
- Euphyes canda (Steinhauser & Warren, [2002]) – Candelaria Skipper