Euphyes

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

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

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. "Euphyes conspicua". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  4. "Euphyes dukesi". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  5. "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. "Euphyes vestris". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  8. "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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