Chioides
| Chioides | |
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| Chioides albofasciatus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| 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 U. S. A 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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