| Euphyes | |
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| Dun skipper, E. vestris | |
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| Butler's branded skipper, E. singularis insolata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Tribe: | Hesperiini |
| Subtribe: | Hesperiina |
| Genus: | Euphyes Scudder, 1872 |
The Euphyes is genus of North American butterfly of the family Hesperiidae (skippers), subfamily Hesperiinae (grass skippers).
The following species are recognised: [1] [2]
The Hesperiini or branded grass skippers are a tribe in the Hesperiinae subfamily of skipper butterflies. They are known as branded grass skippers because all the males in this tribe feature a black diagonal brand of scales on their forewings that exude pheromones to attract females. Some subspecies of Hesperiini, such as Thespius Maacki, are found in high-altitude grasslands in areas like Araçatuba Mountain in Paraná, Brazil.
Heliopetes is a Neotropical genus of spread-winged skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae.
Euphyes vestris, the dun skipper, sedge witch or dun sedge skipper, is a species of butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in North America from Nova Scotia west across southern Canada to southern Alberta, south to Florida, the Gulf Coast and eastern Texas. There are disjunct populations in the High Plains and Rocky Mountains and along the Pacific Coast.
Euphyes bayensis, commonly known as the bay skipper, is a butterfly belonging to the Hesperiidae family. It is found in coastal Mississippi within the United States.
Euphyes dukesi, or Dukes' skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It lives in the eastern United States and in a small portion of southern Ontario, Canada, in three distinct populations. Preferred habitats are shaded wetlands, with various species of sedge plants it uses as host plants for its larvae.
Euphyes pilatka, the Palatka skipper or saw-grass skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the United States from southeastern Virginia south to peninsular Florida and the Florida Keys, then west along the Gulf Coast to southern Mississippi. Strays can be found up to northern Maryland and southwestern Louisiana.
Euphyes arpa, the palmetto skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae.
Euphyes conspicua, the black dash, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. The species was first described by William Henry Edwards in 1863. It is found in the upper Midwest of North America, from eastern Nebraska east to southern Ontario and along the central Atlantic Coast from Massachusetts south to south-eastern Virginia. Its habitat includes shrubby or partially wooded wetland.
Euphyes bimacula, the two-spotted skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in North America, from northeast Colorado and western Nebraska; eastern Nebraska east to southern Quebec; southern Maine south to central Virginia; coastal plain south to Georgia; and the Gulf Coast.
Euphyes berryi, known as Berry's skipper, is a rare species of butterfly of the family Hesperiidae, historically found in wet areas from North Carolina to Florida.
Ochlodes yuma, the Yuma skipper, is a species of grass skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae that lives in wetlands of western North America. Its only known host is common reed .
Lobotractus valeriana, the valeriana skipper, is a species of dicot skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
