Papias | |
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Papias phaeomelas in Sammlung exotischer Schmetterlinge | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Subtribe: | Moncina |
Genus: | Papias Godman in Godman & Salvin, [1900] |
Synonyms | |
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Papias is a Neotropical genus of grass skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae.
The following species are recognised in the genus Papias:
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.
Dicya is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Neotropical realm.
Myscelus is a Neotropical genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Urbanus is a genus of skipper butterflies erected by Jacob Hübner in 1807, placed to subtribe Eudamina. Species of the genus are found from the southern United States to South America.
Theclopsis is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Neotropical realm.
Perigea is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was erected by Achille Guenée in 1852.
Cobalopsis is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Codatractus is a Neotropical and Nearctic genus in the family Hesperiidae (Eudaminae).
Dalla is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Eutychide is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Nastra is a genus of skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae.
Phocides is a genus of butterflies in the skipper family, Hesperiidae, in which it is placed in tribe Phocidini, of which it is the namesake genus.
Pyrrhopyge is a Neotropical genus of firetips in the family Hesperiidae.
Ridens is a genus of Neotropical butterflies in the family Hesperiidae (Eudaminae).
Telemiades is a genus of Neotropical butterflies in the family Hesperiidae.
Thracides is a Neotropical genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Aguna is a genus of Neotropical skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae (Eudaminae).
Moncina is a subtribe of butterflies in the skipper subfamily Hesperiinae.
Euselasia is a genus of butterflies in the family Riodinidae. They are present only in the Neotropical realm. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819.
Aethilla is a Neotropical genus of spread-winged skippers in the family Hesperiidae.