Chioides

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Chioides
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Chioides albofasciatus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Eudaminae
Genus: Chioides
Lindsey, 1921 [1] [2]
Type species
Eudamus albofasciatus
Hewitson, 1867

Chioides is a mainly Neotropical genus of skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae (Eudaminae)

Contents

They range from the south-western United States to Argentina and there are several Antillean endemic species. They are robust and have hindwing "tails".[ citation needed ]

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Chioides: [3]

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References

  1. Lindsey, Arthur Ward (1921). "The Hesperioidea of America North of Mexico: A Generic Revision and Synopsis of the Species". University of Iowa Studies in Natural History. 9 (4): 25–26.
  2. Chioides at Butterflies and Moths of the World, Natural History Museum
  3. Li, Wenlin; Cong, Qian; Shen, Jinhui; Zhang, Jing; Hallwachs, Winnie; Janzen, Daniel H.; Grishin, Nick V. (26 March 2019). "Genomes of skipper butterflies reveal extensive convergence of wing patterns". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116 (13). Supporting Information: Appendix pp.10–24. doi:10.1073/pnas.1821304116 . Retrieved 3 September 2022.