Chioides is a mainly Neotropical genus of skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae (Eudaminae)
They range from the south-western United States to Argentina and there are several Antillean endemic species. They are robust and have hindwing "tails".[citation needed]
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Chioides:[3]
- Chioides albofasciatus (Hewitson, 1867)
- Chioides catillus (Cramer, 1780)
- Chioides churchi E. Bell & W. Comstock, 1948
- Chioides cinereus (Mabille & Vuillot, 1891)
- Chioides concinnus (Mabille, 1877)
- Chioides iverna Evans, 1952
- Chioides ixion (Plötz, 1881)
- Chioides marmorosa (Herrich-Schäffer, 1865)
- Chioides vintra Evans, 1952
- Chioides zilpa (Butler, 1874)
Gallery
References
- ^ Lindsey, Arthur Ward (1921). "The Hesperioidea of America North of Mexico: A Generic Revision and Synopsis of the Species". University of Iowa Studies in Natural History. 9 (4): 25–26.
- ^ Chioides at Butterflies and Moths of the World, Natural History Museum
- ^ Li, Wenlin; Cong, Qian; Shen, Jinhui; Zhang, Jing; Hallwachs, Winnie; Janzen, Daniel H.; Grishin, Nick V. (26 March 2019). "Genomes of skipper butterflies reveal extensive convergence of wing patterns". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116 (13). Supporting Information: Appendix pp.10–24. Bibcode:2019PNAS..116.6232L. doi:10.1073/pnas.1821304116. PMC 6442542. PMID 30877254.
External links
- Images representing Chioides at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
- Funet Taxonomy, distribution
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