Euphyes

Euphyes

Dun skipper, E. vestris

Butler's branded skipper, E. singularis insolata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Subfamily:	Hesperiinae
Genus:	Euphyes Scudder, 1872

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

Species

Listed alphabetically within species groups.^[1]^[2]

Group peneia:
- Euphyes peneia (Godman, [1900]) – guardpost skipper
- Euphyes eberti Mielke, 1972 – Ebert's skipper
- Euphyes leptosema Mabille, 1891 – leptosema skipper
- Euphyes fumata Mielke, 1972 – fumata skipper
- Euphyes singularis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1865) – singularis skipper [Butler's branded skipper (E. s. insolata) in Jamaica
- Euphyes cornelius (Latreille, [1824]) – Cornelius skipper
Group subferruginea:
- Euphyes subferrugineus (Hayward, 1934) – subferrugineus skipper
- Euphyes antra Evans, 1955 – Antra skipper
- Euphyes cherra Evans, 1955 – Cherra 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 vestris (Boisduval, 1852) – dun skipper, sedge witch, or dun sedge skipper
  - E. v. harbisoni J. Brown and Mcguire, 1983^[6]
  - E. v. kiowah (Reakirt, 1866)^[6]
  - E. v. metacomet (T. Harris, 1862)^[6]
  - E. v. vestris (Boisduval, 1852)^[6]
- Euphyes chamuli Freeman, 1969 – Chamul skipper
- Euphyes bimacula (Grote & Robinson, 1867) – two-spotted skipper
  - E. b. arbotsti Gatrelle, 1999^[7]
  - E. b. bimacula (Grote & Robinson, 1867)^[7]
  - E. b. arbotsti (Dodge, 1872)^[7]
- Euphyes arpa (Boisduval & Le Conte, [1837])^[8] – palmetto skipper
Incertae sedis:
- Euphyes ampa Evans, 1955 – ampa skipper
- Euphyes canda (Steinhauser & Warren, [2002]) – Candelaria skipper

References

↑ Euphyes, funet.fi
↑ Interactive Listing of Mexican Butterflies 11-VII-08
1 2 3 "Euphyes conspicua". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
1 2 "Euphyes dukesi". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
1 2 "Euphyes pilatka". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
1 2 3 4 "Euphyes vestris". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
1 2 3 "Euphyes bimacula". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
↑ "Euphyes arpa". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 January 2014.

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