Grass Skippers

Grass Skippers
Pelopidas sp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Hesperioidea
Family:	Hesperiidae
Subfamily:	Hesperiinae Latreille, 1809
Tribes
Aeromachini Ampittiini Ancistroidini Anthoptini Astictopterini Baorini Calpodini Erionotini Gegenini Hesperiini Moncini Taractrocerini Thymelini and see text

Grass skippers or banded skippers^[1] are butterflies of the subfamily Hesperiinae, part of the skipper family, Hesperiidae.

With over 2,000 described species, this is the largest skipper butterfly subfamily.

Hesperiinae larvae feed on grasses and sedges. Adults typically visit flowers and hold their wings together while feeding.^[1] They hold their wings partially open while resting, with the front wings and hind wings held at different angles. They are usually orange, rust, or brown in colour and have pointed forewings.^[1] Many species have dark markings or black stigmas on their forewings.^[1]

Genera incertae sedis

These grass skipper genera have not yet been assigned to tribes:

Acada Acerbas Acleros Actinor Adlerodea Adopaeoides Agathymus Aides Alera Amblyscirtes Anatrytone Ancyloxypha Andronymus Ankola Anthoptus Apaustus Appia Argon Arita Arnetta Aroma Arotis Arrhenes Artines Artitropa Asbolis Atalopedes Atrytone Atrytonopsis Banta Baracus Bruna Brusa Buzyges Caenides Caligulana Callimormus Calpodes Cantha Carystina Carystoides Carystus Ceratrichia Chalcone Chloeria Chondrolepis Choranthus Cobaloides Cobalopsis Cobalus Conga Copaeodes Corticea Cravera Creteus Cumbre Cupitha Cyclosma Cymaenes Cynea Damas Decinea Dion Dubiella Ebusus Eetion Enosis Eogenes Eprius Erionota Euphyes Eutocus Eutychide Evansiella Falga Flaccilla Fresna Fulda Gallio Gamia Gangara Ge Gorgyra Gretna Gyrogra Halotus Hansa Hidari Holguinia Hyarotis Hylephila Hypoleucis Igapophilus

Ilma Inglorius Isma Isoteinon Joanna Justinia Kedestes Kobrona Lamponia Lento Lerema Lerodea Levina Libra Librita Lindra Linka Lotongus Lucida Ludens Lycas Lychnuchoides Lychnuchus Malaza Matapa Megaleas Megathymus Melphina Methion Methionopsis Metron Meza Miltomiges Mimene Miraja Misius Mnaseas Mnasicles Mnasilus Mnasinous Mnasitheus Mnestheus Moeris Moeros Molla Molo Moltena Monca Monza Mopala Morys Mucia Naevolus Nastra Neoxeniades Niconiades Nyctelius Nyctus Oarisma Ochus Ocybadistes Oeonus Oerane Oligoria Onespa Onophas Orphe Orses Orthos Osmodes Osphantes Oxynthes Pamba Panca Panoquina Papias Paracarystus Parachoranthus Paracleros Paratrytone Pardaleodes Paronymus Parosmodes Parphorus Pastria Peba Pedesta Pemara Penicula Perichares Perrotia Phanes Phemiades

Pheraeus Phlebodes Pirdana Plastingia Platylesches Ploetzia Poanes Polites Pompeius Prada Problema Propertius Prosopalpus Prusiana Pseudocopaeodes Pseudokerana Pseudosarbia Psoralis Pteroteinon Pudicitia Punta Pyroneura Pyrrhocalles Pyrrhopygopsis Quasimellana Quedara Quinta Racta Radiatus Remella Repens Rhabdomantis Rhinthon Sabera Sacrator Salanoemia Saliana Saniba Saturnus Scobura Sebastonyma Semalea Serdis Sodalia Sovia Stallingsia Stinga Styriodes Suada Suastus Sucova Suniana Surina Synale Synapte Talides Telles Tellona Teniorhinus Thargella Thespieus Thoon Thracides Tiacellia Tigasis Tirynthia Tirynthoides Tisias Tromba Turesis Turmada Turnerina Unkana Vacerra Vehilius Venas Vertica Vettius Vidius Vinius Vinpeius Virga Wahydra Wallengrenia Xanthodisca Xanthoneura Xeniades Zalomes Zariaspes Zela Zenis Zenonia Zographetus

References

1. Daniels, Jaret C. (2003). Butterflies of the Carolinas. Cambridge, MN: Adventure Publications, Inc. p. 9. ISBN 1-59193-007-3.

External links

• Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms: Preliminary species list. Version of 2007-APR-6. Retrieved 2007-MAY-28.
• Reference photographs: Skippers of North America Cirrus Digital Imaging
• TOL
• RMCA Images of types.
• Flickr