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Genus of butterflies
The Euphyes is genus of North American
butterfly of the family
Hesperiidae (skippers), subfamily
Hesperiinae (grass skippers).
Species
The following species are recognised:
[1]
[2]
- Group peneia:
- Group subferruginea:
- Group dion:
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Euphyes bayensis Shuey, 1989 – bay skipper
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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]
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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]
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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:
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Euphyes kiowah (Reakirt, 1866)
[6]
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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]
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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
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Incertae sedis:
References
External links
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Euphyes.