Euphyes
Dun skipper, E. vestris
Butler's branded skipper,
E. singularis insolata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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 family Hesperiidae (skippers), subfamily Hesperiinae (grass skippers).

Species

The following species are recognised:[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 kiowah (Reakirt, 1866)[6]
      • 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[7]
      • E. v. metacomet (T. Harris, 1862)[7]
      • E. v. vestris (Boisduval, 1852)[7]
    • Euphyes bimacula (Grote & Robinson, 1867) – two-spotted skipper
      • E. b. arbotsti Gatrelle, 1999[8]
      • E. b. bimacula (Grote & Robinson, 1867)[8]
      • E. b. arbotsti (Dodge, 1872)[8]
    • Euphyes arpa (Boisduval & Le Conte, [1837])[9] – palmetto skipper
  • Incertae sedis:
    • Euphyes ampa Evans, 1955 – ampa skipper
    • Euphyes canda (Steinhauser & Warren, [2002]) – Candelaria skipper

References

  1. ↑ Euphyes, funet.fi
  2. ↑ "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
  3. 1 2 3 "Euphyes conspicua". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Euphyes dukesi". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Euphyes pilatka". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  6. ↑ Zhang, Jing; Cong, Qian; Shen, Jinhui; Grishin, Nick (2022-03-14). "Taxonomic changes suggested by the genomic analysis of Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera)". Insecta Mundi.
  7. 1 2 3 "Euphyes vestris". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  8. 1 2 3 "Euphyes bimacula". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  9. ↑ "Euphyes arpa". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
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