Pompeius (butterfly)
Encyclopedia
Pompeius is a genus
of skippers
in the family
Hesperiidae.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of skippers
Skipper (butterfly)
A skipper or skipper butterfly is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. They are named after their quick, darting flight habits. There are more than 3500 recognized species of skippers and they occur worldwide, but with the greatest diversity in the Neotropical regions of Central and South...
in the family
Family
In human context, a family is a group of people affiliated by consanguinity, affinity, or co-residence. In most societies it is the principal institution for the socialization of children...
Hesperiidae.
Species
- Pompeius amblyspila (Mabille, 1897)
- Pompeius dares (Plötz, 1883)
- Pompeius darina Evans, 1955
- Pompeius pompeius (Latreille, [1824])
- Pompeius postpuncta (Draudt, 1923)
- Pompeius vernaPompeius vernaThe Little Glassywing is a species of butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found from central New England west to central Nebraska, south to northern Florida, the Gulf Coast and southern Texas.The wingspan is 27-39 mm...
(Edwards, 1862)