Lon | |
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Male Zabulon skipper, Lon zabulon | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Subtribe: | Hesperiina |
Genus: | Lon Grishin, 2019 |
Lon is a genus of skipper butterflies (family Hesperiidae) found in North and South America. [1] [2] The genus was erected in 2019 by Nick V. Grishin. [1] The name derives from the last syllable of the type species name. [1]
As of 2019 [update] , the genus includes 10 species: [1]
Poanes is a genus of skipper butterflies distributed throughout North and Central America. The larvae feed on grasses and sedges. The genus was erected by Samuel Hubbard Scudder in 1872.
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.
The Hobomok skipper is a North American butterfly of the family Hesperiidae.
Buzyges is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Cymaenes is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Dardarina is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae. Species of the genus are found in Central America and parts of South America.
Lucida is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Methionopsis is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Metiscus is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae. Species of the genus are found in Central America.
Nastra is a genus of skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae.
Neoxeniades is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Oeonus is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Orthos is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Papias is a Neotropical genus of grass skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae.
Paratrytone is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Parphorus is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Tigasis is a Neotropical genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Vidius is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Zestusa is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae subfamily Eudaminae. Species of the genus occur in Mexico and the western United States.
Moncina is a subtribe of butterflies in the skipper subfamily Hesperiinae.