Vehilius | |
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Inca skipper (V. inca) in Panama | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Subtribe: | Moncina |
Genus: | Vehilius Godman, 1900 |
Vehilius is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Recognised species include: [1]
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.
Anisochoria is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Camptopleura is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Dalla is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Dion is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Gorgopas is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Heliopetes is a Neotropical genus of spread-winged skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae.
Lucida is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Ludens is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Mnaseas is a genus of skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae.
Moeris is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Naevolus is a genus of skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae.
Nastra is a genus of skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae.
Niconiades is a genus of skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae.
Phlebodes is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae, subfamily Hesperiinae.
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.
Vidius is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Moncina is a subtribe of butterflies in the skipper subfamily Hesperiinae.
Ephyriades is a genus in the skippers (Hesperiidae) butterfly family. All the species are found in Central America and the Caribbean.