Chioides

Chioides is a mainly Neotropical genus of skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae (Eudaminae)

Chioides
Chioides albofasciatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Eudaminae
Genus: Chioides
Lindsey, 1921[1][2]
Type species
Eudamus albofasciatus
Hewitson, 1867

They range from the south-western United States to Argentina and there are several Antillean endemic species. They are robust and have hindwing "tails".

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)
  • C. c. catillusWhite-striped longtail, Brazil
    C. c. catillus
    White-striped longtail, Brazil
  • C. catillus albiusBlurry-striped longtail, Panama
    C. catillus albius
    Blurry-striped longtail, Panama

References
  1. 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.
  2. Chioides at Butterflies and Moths of the World, Natural History Museum
  3. 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.
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