The Euphyes is genus of North American butterfly of the family Hesperiidae (skippers), subfamily Hesperiinae (grass skippers).
Species
The following species are recognised:
- Group subferruginea:
- Euphyes antra Evans, 1955 â antra skipper
- Euphyes cherra Evans, 1955 â cherra skipper
- Euphyes subferrugineus (Hayward, 1934) â subferrugineus skipper
- Group dion:
- Euphyes bayensis Shuey, 1989 â bay skipper
- Euphyes berryi (E. Bell, 1941) â Berry's skipper
- Euphyes conspicua (W. H. Edwards, 1863) â black dash
- E. c. buchholzi (P. Ehrlich and Gillham, 1951)
- E. c. conspicua (W. H. Edwards, 1863)
- E. c. orono (Scudder, 1872)
- Euphyes dion (W. H. Edwards, 1879) â dion skipper
- Euphyes dukesi (Lindsey, 1923) â Dukes' skipper
- E. d. calhouni Shuey, 1996
- E. d. dukesi (Lindsey, 1923)
- Euphyes pilatka (W. H. Edwards, 1867) â Palatka skipper or saw-grass skipper
- E. p. klotsi L. Miller, Harvey and J. Miller, 1985
- E. p. pilatka (W. H. Edwards, 1867)
- Group vestris:
- Euphyes arpa (Boisduval & Le Conte, [1837]) â palmetto skipper
- Euphyes bimacula (Grote & Robinson, 1867) â two-spotted skipper
- E. b. arbotsti Gatrelle, 1999
- E. b. bimacula (Grote & Robinson, 1867)
- E. b. illinois (Dodge, 1872)
- Euphyes kiowah (Reakirt, 1866)
- Euphyes k. chamuli Freeman, 1969 â Chamul skipper
- Euphyes k. kiowah (Reakirt, 1866)
- Euphyes vestris (Boisduval, 1852) â dun skipper, sedge witch, or dun sedge skipper
- E. v. harbisoni J. Brown and Mcguire, 1983
- E. v. metacomet (T. Harris, 1862)
- E. v. vestris (Boisduval, 1852)
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