Porphyrogenes | |
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Porphyrogenes spp. and related genera depicted in Adalbert Seitz's Macrolepidoptera of the World | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Tribe: | Phocidini |
Genus: | Porphyrogenes Watson, 1893 |
Synonyms | |
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Porphyrogenes is a Neotropical genus of spread-winged skippers in the family Hesperiidae, [1] in which they are placed to tribe Phocidini. [2]
The Eudaminae are a subfamily of skipper butterflies. 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.
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.
Carystus is a genus of skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae.
Cecropterus is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae, within which it is placed in subtribe Eudamina. It has three subgenera: Cecropterus, Thorybes and Murgaria.
Cephise is a Neotropical genus of skipper butterflies of the subfamily Eudaminae, within which it is placed in subtribe Cephisina.
Cogia is a genus of Neotropical butterflies in the family Hesperiidae (Eudaminae).
Dalla is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
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.
Ectomis is a genus of Neotropical and Nearctic butterflies in the family Hesperiidae (Eudaminae).
Elbella is a Neotropical genus of firetips in the family Hesperiidae.
Hyalothyrus is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae, in which it is placed in tribe Entheini.
Jemadia is a Neotropical genus of firetips in the family Hesperiidae.
Lerema 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.
Telemiades is a genus of Neotropical butterflies in the family Hesperiidae.
Aguna is a genus of Neotropical skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae (Eudaminae).
Staphylus is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae found mainly in South America with some species in the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, and southern United States.
Aethilla is a Neotropical genus of spread-winged skippers in the family Hesperiidae.