Hesperiidae

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Achlyodes busirus (Stoll, 1782)

Achlyodes busirus (Stoll, 1782)

Achlyodes busirus (Stoll, 1782)

Achlyodes is a monotypic skipper genus represented only by the species Achlyodes busirus.

Grais stigmaticus (Mabille, 1883)

Grais stigmaticus (Mabille, 1883)

Grais stigmaticus (Mabille, 1883)

Grais is a monotypic skipper butterfly genus with one species, Grais stigmaticus, found from Texas to Argentina and Jamaica.

Achlyodes thraso (Hübner, 1807)

Achlyodes thraso (Hübner, 1807)

Achlyodes thraso (Hübner, 1807)

Eantis thraso (Achlyodes thraso) is a spread-wing skipper butterfly found in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean.

Atarnes sallei (C.Felder & R.Felder, 1867)

Atarnes sallei (C.Felder & R.Felder, 1867)

Atarnes sallei (C.Felder & R.Felder, 1867)

Atarnes is a monotypic skipper genus in Hesperiidae, containing only the single species Atarnes sallei.

Quadrus cerialis (Stoll, 1782)

Quadrus cerialis (Stoll, 1782)

Quadrus cerialis (Stoll, 1782)

Quadrus cerialis is a Hesperiidae butterfly found from Panama to Bolivia in low-to-mid altitude humid forests.

Pythonides lancea (Hewitson, 1868)

Pythonides lancea (Hewitson, 1868)

Pythonides lancea (Hewitson, 1868)

Pythonides lancea is a skipper butterfly species found in Brazil and Argentina, first described in 1868 by William Chapman Hewitson.

Erynnis horatius (Scudder & Burgess, 1870)

Erynnis horatius (Scudder & Burgess, 1870)

Erynnis horatius (Scudder & Burgess, 1870)

Horace's duskywing (Erynnis horatius) is a North American Hesperiidae butterfly with distinct male and female wing markings.

Erynnis icelus (Scudder & Burgess, 1870)

Erynnis icelus (Scudder & Burgess, 1870)

Erynnis icelus (Scudder & Burgess, 1870)

Erynnis icelus, the dreamy duskywing, is a Hesperiidae butterfly found in boreal North America.

Erynnis brizo Boisduval & Le Conte, 1832

Erynnis brizo Boisduval & Le Conte, 1832

Erynnis brizo Boisduval & Le Conte, 1832

Erynnis brizo is a skipper species that lives in open oak-pine forests, with larvae eating oaks and adults feeding on flower nectar.

Erynnis juvenalis (Fabricius, 1793)

Erynnis juvenalis (Fabricius, 1793)

Erynnis juvenalis (Fabricius, 1793)

Juvenal's duskywing, Erynnis juvenalis, is a common North American Hesperiidae butterfly that feeds on oaks as larvae.

Erynnis martialis (Scudder, 1869)

Erynnis martialis (Scudder, 1869)

Erynnis martialis (Scudder, 1869)

Erynnis martialis, the mottled duskywing, is a North American Hesperiidae butterfly facing multiple major threats to its populations.

Erynnis lucilius (Scudder & Burgess, 1870)

Erynnis lucilius (Scudder & Burgess, 1870)

Erynnis lucilius (Scudder & Burgess, 1870)

Erynnis lucilius, the columbine duskywing, is a Hesperiidae butterfly found in northeastern North America, living in shady deciduous woodlands.

Erynnis baptisiae (Forbes, 1936)

Erynnis baptisiae (Forbes, 1936)

Erynnis baptisiae (Forbes, 1936)

Erynnis baptisiae, the wild indigo duskywing, is a North American Hesperiidae butterfly with specific recorded host plants.

Erynnis propertius (Scudder & Burgess, 1870)

Erynnis propertius (Scudder & Burgess, 1870)

Erynnis propertius (Scudder & Burgess, 1870)

Propertius duskywing (Erynnis propertius) is a common North American Pacific coast Hesperiidae butterfly with a 35–45 mm wingspan.

Erynnis funeralis (Scudder & Burgess, 1870)

Erynnis funeralis (Scudder & Burgess, 1870)

Erynnis funeralis (Scudder & Burgess, 1870)

Erynnis funeralis, the funereal duskywing, is a Hesperiidae butterfly found from the southern US south to Argentina and Chile.

Erynnis tristis (Boisduval, 1852)

Erynnis tristis (Boisduval, 1852)

Erynnis tristis (Boisduval, 1852)

Erynnis tristis, the mournful duskywing, is a mottled brown spread-wing skipper found across the Americas.

Erynnis pacuvius (Lintner, 1878)

Erynnis pacuvius (Lintner, 1878)

Erynnis pacuvius (Lintner, 1878)

Erynnis pacuvius is a skipper butterfly found in southern British Columbia and most of the western United States.

Erynnis persius (Scudder, 1863)

Erynnis persius (Scudder, 1863)

Erynnis persius (Scudder, 1863)

Erynnis persius is a North American duskywing skipper with one generation yearly, whose caterpillars feed on legumes.

Erynnis tages (Linnaeus, 1758)

Erynnis tages (Linnaeus, 1758)

Erynnis tages (Linnaeus, 1758)

Erynnis tages, the dingy skipper, is a moth-like butterfly widespread across western Europe to East Asia.

Erynnis telemachus Burns, 1960

Erynnis telemachus Burns, 1960

Erynnis telemachus Burns, 1960

Erynnis telemachus, the Rocky Mountain duskywing, is a North American spread-wing skipper butterfly in the family Hesperiidae.

Erynnis afranius (Lintner, 1878)

Erynnis afranius (Lintner, 1878)

Erynnis afranius (Lintner, 1878)

Erynnis afranius is a Hesperiidae butterfly found across North America, with larvae feeding on specific legume genera.

Erynnis meridianus Bell, 1927

Erynnis meridianus Bell, 1927

Erynnis meridianus Bell, 1927

Erynnis meridianus, the meridian duskywing, is a spread-wing skipper butterfly found in Central and North America.

Erynnis zarucco (Lucas, 1857)

Erynnis zarucco (Lucas, 1857)

Erynnis zarucco (Lucas, 1857)

Erynnis zarucco (zarucco duskywing) is a rare Hesperiidae butterfly found from southern Ontario to the southeastern US.

Erynnis marloyi (Boisduval, 1832)

Erynnis marloyi (Boisduval, 1832)

Erynnis marloyi (Boisduval, 1832)

Erynnis marloyi is a black-winged butterfly found in South Europe, Asia Minor, Syria, and Persia.

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