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| Erionotini | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Subfamily: | Hesperiinae |
| Tribe: | Erionotini Distant, 1886 [1] |
The Erionotini are a tribe of skipper butterflies in the subfamily Hesperiinae.
Skippers are a group of butterflies placed in the family Hesperiidae within the order Lepidoptera. They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea; however, the most recent taxonomy places the family in the superfamily Papilionoidea, the butterflies. They are named for their quick, darting flight habits. Most have their antenna tips modified into narrow, hook-like projections. Moreover, skippers mostly have an absence of wing-coupling structure available in most moths. More than 3500 species of skippers are recognized, and they occur worldwide, but with the greatest diversity in the Neotropical regions of Central and South America.
Grass skippers or banded skippers are butterflies of the subfamily Hesperiinae, part of the skipper family, Hesperiidae. The subfamily was established by Pierre André Latreille in 1809.
Celaenorrhinus is a genus of skipper butterflies which are commonly termed sprites. An alternate name is flats, for their habit of holding their wings flat when resting, but this is also used for related genera. They are the type genus of tribe Celaenorrhinini.
The Astictopterini are a tribe in the Hesperiinae subfamily of skipper butterflies. As most Hesperiinae have not yet been assigned to tribes, more genera may be placed here eventually.
Zela is an Indomalayan genus of grass skippers.
The giant skippers (Megathymini) are a tribe of butterflies in the family Hesperiidae.
Arteurotia is a genus of skipper butterflies genus in the family Hesperiidae.
Coladenia is an Oriental genus of spread-winged skippers in the family Hesperiidae. They are found throughout most of Southern, Southeastern, and Eastern Asia.
Dyscophellus is a genus of largely Neotropical butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. The genus has been the subject of recent revisions based on genome analysis. It is currently placed in tribe Phocidini within the subfamily Eudaminae.
Eracon is a genus of skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae.
Sebastonyma perbella is a species of grass skipper in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in China.
Quedara is a genus of grass skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. The genus was erected by Charles Swinhoe in 1919.
Sovia is a genus of grass skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. The species are found in the Indomalayan realm The genus was erected by William Harry Evans in 1949
Suada is a genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Platylesches picanini, the banded hopper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, south-western Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, northern Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and South Africa. The habitat consists of forests, riparian vegetation along river courses, woodland, dry forests and Guinea savanna.
Praescobura is a butterfly genus of skippers. It contains only one species, Praescobura chrysomaculata, which is found in northern Vietnam.
Euriphellus is a genus of Neotropical butterflies in the family Hesperiidae, in which it is placed in the tribe Phocidini. The genus was separated from Dyscophellus by George Traut Austin in 2008, and originally contained a single species, Euriphellus euribates. Since then, several other species have been transferred to the genus.
Nicephellus is a monotypic genus of Neotropical butterflies in the family Hesperiidae, in which it is placed in tribe Phocidini.
Lon is a genus of skipper butterflies found in North and South America. The genus was erected in 2019 by Nick V. Grishin. The name derives from the last syllable of the type species name.
