Staphylus (butterfly)

Staphylus is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae found mainly in South America with some species in the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, and southern United States.[1]

Staphylus
Central American sootywing (Staphylus ascalaphus) female
Plötz's sootywing (Staphylus oeta)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
Order:
Family:
Subfamily:
Genus:
Staphylus

Godman & Salvin, [1896]
Synonyms
  • Scantilla Godman & Salvin, [1896]

Species

Listed alphabetically.[1]

  • Staphylus ascalaphus (Staudinger, 1876) – mauve scallopwing
  • Staphylus ascalon (Staudinger, 1876)
  • Staphylus astra (Williams & Bell, 1940)
  • Staphylus azteca (Scudder, 1872) – Aztec scallopwing
  • Staphylus balsa (Bell, 1937)
  • Staphylus buena (Williams & Bell, 1940)
  • Staphylus caribbea (Williams & Bell, 1940)
  • Staphylus cartagoa (Williams & Bell, 1940)
  • Staphylus ceos (Edwards, 1882) – golden-headed sootywing
  • Staphylus chlora Evans, 1953 – green-headed sootywing
  • Staphylus chlorocephala (Latreille, [1824])
  • Staphylus corumba (Williams & Bell, 1940)
  • Staphylus eryx Evans, 1953
  • Staphylus esmeraldus Miller, 1966
  • Staphylus evemerus Godman & Salvin, [1896]
  • Staphylus hayhurstii (Edwards, 1870) – Hayhurst's scallopwing, scalloped sootywing
  • Staphylus huigra (Williams & Bell, 1940)
  • Staphylus iguala (Williams & Bell, 1940) – Iguala sootywing
  • Staphylus imperspicua (Hayward, 1940)
  • Staphylus incanus Bell, 1932
  • Staphylus insignis Mielke, 1980
  • Staphylus kayei Cock, 1996
  • Staphylus lenis Steinhauser, 1989
  • Staphylus lizeri (Hayward, 1938)
  • Staphylus mazans (Reakirt, [1867]) – Mazans scallopwing, southern scalloped sootywing
  • Staphylus melaina (Hayward, 1947)
  • Staphylus melangon (Mabille, 1883)
  • Staphylus melius Steinhauser, 1989
  • Staphylus musculus (Burmeister, 1875)
  • Staphylus oeta (Plötz, 1884) – Plötz's sootywing
  • Staphylus parvus Steinhauser & Austin, 1993
  • Staphylus perforata (Möschler, 1879)
  • Staphylus perna Evans, 1953
  • Staphylus punctiseparatus Hayward, 1933
  • Staphylus putumayo (Bell, 1937)
  • Staphylus sambo Evans, 1953
  • Staphylus saxos Evans, 1953
  • Staphylus shola Evans, 1953
  • Staphylus tepeca (Bell, 1942) – checkered scallopwing
  • Staphylus tierra Evans, 1953 – west-Mexican scallopwing
  • Staphylus tingo Steinhauser, 1989
  • Staphylus tridentis Steinhauser, 1989
  • Staphylus tucumanus (Plötz, 1884)
  • Staphylus tyro (Mabille, 1878)
  • Staphylus unicornis Steinhauser & Austin, 1993
  • Staphylus veytius Freeman, 1969 – Chiapas scallopwing
  • Staphylus vincula (Plötz, 1886) – mountain scallopwing
  • Staphylus vulgata (Möschler, 1879) – golden-snouted scallopwing

Former species

  • Staphylus angulata (Bell, 1937) - transferred to Incisus angulata (Bell, 1937)
  • Staphylus fasciatus Hayward, 1933 - transferred to Incisus fasciatus (Hayward, 1933)
  • Staphylus incisus (Mabille, 1878) - transferred to Incisus incisus (Mabille, 1878)

References

  1. Staphylus, funet.fi


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.