Chioides
| Chioides | |
|---|---|
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| Chioides albofasciatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Clade: | Euarthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Subfamily: | Eudaminae |
| Genus: | Chioides Lindsey, 1921[1][2] |
| Type species | |
| Eudamus albofasciatus Hewitson, 1867 | |
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C. marmorosa, Cuba
Chioides is a mainly Neotropical genus of skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae (Eudaminae)
They range from Southwestern United States to Argentina and there are several Antillean endemic species. They are robust and have hindwing "tails".
Species
- Chioides albofasciatus (Hewitson, 1867)
- Chioides catillus (Cramer, 1780)
- Chioides jethira Butler
- Chioides marmorosa (Herrich-Schäffer, 1865)
- Chioides myrto (Mabille)
- Chioides zilpa (Butler, 1874)
References
- ↑ Lindsey, Arthur Ward (1921). "The Hesperioidea of America North of Mexico: A Generic Revision and Synopsis of the Species". University of Iowa Studies in Natural History. 9 (4): 25–26.
- ↑ Chioides at Butterflies and Moths of the World, Natural History Museum
External links
- Images representing Chioides at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
- Funet Taxonomy, distribution
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