Chioides

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

Chioides
Chioides albofasciatus
Scientific classification
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 Southwestern United States 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)
  • C. c. catillus
    White-striped longtail, Brazil
  • C. catillus albius
    Blurry-striped longtail, Panama
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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


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