Chioides
| Chioides | |
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| Chioides albofasciatus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Chioides Lindsey, 1921 |
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C. marmorosa, Cuba
Chioides is a mainly Neotropical genus of skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae (Eudaminae)
They range from Southwestern United States to Argentina and there are several Antillean endemic species. They are robust and have hindwing "tails".
Species
- Chioides albofasciatus (Hewitson, 1867)
- Chioides catillus (Cramer, 1780)
- Chioides jethira Butler
- Chioides marmorosa (Herrich-Schäffer,1865)
- Chioides myrto (Mabille)
- Chioides zilpa (Butler, 1874)
References
External links
- Images representing Chioides at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
- Funet Taxonomy, distribution
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