Eudaminae

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Eudaminae
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Brown longtail ( Urbanus procne )
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Typical resting positions
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Eudaminae
Mabille, 1877
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Spicauda tanna, Colombia
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Spicauda tanna, Colombia
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Spicauda teleus, Colombia

The Eudaminae are a subfamily of skipper butterflies (family Hesperiidae). 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. [1]

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Taxonomy

The Eudaminae have been recent subject to significant taxonomic revisions based on genome analysis, including by Brower & Warren 2009, [1] and Li et al. 2019. [2]

Historically, the subfamily has been included as tribe Eudamini in subfamily Pyrginae, based on perceived similarities with two of the tribes in that subfamily, the Celaenorrhinini and Pyrgini. As of Li et al. 2019, the Eudaminae are divided into four tribes: Entheini, Phocidini, Eudamini [lower-alpha 1] and Oileidini. [lower-alpha 2] [2]

Current status and subdivisions

Except where otherwise noted, the classification below follows Li et al., 2019: [2]

Tribe Entheini

Tribe Phocidini

Tribe Eudamini

Subtribe Eudamina

Subtribe Loboclina

Subtribe Cephisina

Subtribe Telemiadina

Tribe Oileidini

Subtribe Oileidina

Subtribe Typhedanina

Footnotes and references

  1. ↑ further divided into four subtribes: Eudamina, Loboclina, Cephisina and Telemiadina
  2. ↑ divided into two subtribes: Oileidina and Typhedanina
  1. 1 2 Brower, Andrew V.Z. & Warren, Andrew (2009): Tree of Life Web Project – Eudaminae. Version of 2009-JUN-11. Retrieved 2009-DEC-24.
  2. 1 2 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. Bibcode:2019PNAS..116.6232L. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1821304116 . PMC   6442542 . PMID   30877254.
  3. 1 2 3 Zhang, Jing; Cong, Qian; Shen, Jinhui; Grishin, Nick (2022-03-14). "Taxonomic changes suggested by the genomic analysis of Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera)". Insecta Mundi. PMID   35370352.


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