Diaeus (butterfly)

Diaeus is a genus of skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. The genus was erected by Frederick DuCane Godman and Osbert Salvin in 1895.

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Diaeus:

• Diaeus ambata <small>Evans, 1953</small> - Ecuador
• Diaeus lacaena <small>(Hewitson, 1869)</small> - Costa Rica, Panama, Brazil
• Diaeus variegata <small>(Plötz, 1884)</small> - Brazil (Rio de Janeiro), Bolivia
• Diaeus varna <small>Evans, 1953</small> - Mexico

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