Autochton (butterfly)

Autochton
Two-spotted Banded-Skipper (Autochton bipunctatus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Eudaminae
Genus: Autochton
Hübner, [1823]
Species

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Synonyms

Autochton is a genus of skipper butterflies. They belong to the subfamily Eudaminae, which was long included with the spread-winged skippers (Pyrginae) as a tribe. They are found from Mexico to South America.

Species

Listed alphabetically.[1][2][3]

References

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  1. 1 2 Gerardo Lamas (edited by) (2004). Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Checklist: Part4A. Hesperioidea-Papilionoidea. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Gainesville, FL. ISBN 0-945417-28-4
  2. Jeffrey Glassberg (2007). A Swift Guide to the Butterflies of Mexico and Central America. Sunstreak Books Inc. ISBN 978-1-4243-0915-3. p.167.
  3. Autochton, funet.fi
  4. Twin-spot Banded Skipper, Butterflies of the Amazon and Andes

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