Chioides
Chioides is a mainly Neotropical genus of skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae (Eudaminae)
| Chioides | |
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| Chioides albofasciatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Subfamily: | Eudaminae |
| Genus: | Chioides Lindsey, 1921[1][2] |
| Type species | |
| Eudamus albofasciatus Hewitson, 1867 | |
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)
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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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