''Augiades'' is a genus of butterflies in the family
Hesperiidae
Skippers are a family of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) named the Hesperiidae. Being diurnal, they are generally called butterflies. They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea; however, the most recent taxonomy ...
, in which it is placed in tribe
Entheini
The Eudaminae are a subfamily of skipper butterflies (family Hesperiidae). Their original type genus ''Eudamus'' is today a junior synonym of ''Urbanus''. They are largely found in the Neotropics, with some extending into temperate North America ...
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''Augiades'' has two species, ''
Augiades crinisus'' and ''
Augiades epimethea''.
References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
Eudaminae
Hesperiidae genera
Taxa named by Jacob Hübner
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