| Cecropterus | |
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| Cecropterus lyciades | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Cecropterus Herrich-Schäffer, 1869 |
Cecropterus is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae, within which it is placed in subtribe Eudamina. [1] It has three subgenera: Cecropterus, Thorybes and Murgaria. [1]
As of 2019, the genus holds the following species: [1]
Subgenus Cecropterus:
Subgenus Thorybes:
Subgenus Murgaria:
The Eudaminae are a subfamily of skipper butterflies. Their original type genus Eudamus is today a junior synonym of Urbanus. They are largely found in the Neotropics, with some extending into temperate North America, and one genus, Lobocla, endemic to East Asia.
Epargyreus is the genus of flasher butterflies, in the subfamily Eudaminae of skipper butterflies. The species are found in the Nearctic and Neotropical realms.
Urbanus is a genus of skipper butterflies erected by Jacob Hübner in 1807, placed to subtribe Eudamina. Species of the genus are found from the southern United States to South America.
Cogia is a genus of Neotropical butterflies in the family Hesperiidae (Eudaminae).
Ectomis is a genus of Neotropical and Nearctic butterflies in the family Hesperiidae (Eudaminae).
Lerema is a genus of skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae.
Phocides is a genus of butterflies in the skipper family, Hesperiidae, in which it is placed in tribe Phocidini, of which it is the namesake genus.
Porphyrogenes is a Neotropical genus of spread-winged skippers in the family Hesperiidae, in which they are placed to tribe Phocidini.
Telemiades is a genus of Neotropical butterflies in the family Hesperiidae.
Cecropterus doryssus, the white-tailed longtail, is a species of dicot skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. It is found in Central America, North America, and South America.
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