''Aurina'' is a genus of
skippers 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
Phocidini
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 Ameri ...
.
Taxonomy
Previously considered
monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ...
, the genus now contains two species: ''Aurina dida''
Evans, 1937, which was described from Ivory Coast,
and ''Aurina azines''
(Hewitson, 1867), transferred from genus ''
Oileides'',
which is found in South America.
References
External links
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
Eudaminae
Hesperiidae genera
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