''Burnsius'' is a genus of

New World The term ''New World'' is often used to mean the majority of Earth's Western Hemisphere, specifically the Americas."America." ''The Oxford Companion to the English Language'' (). McArthur, Tom, ed., 1992. New York: Oxford University Press, p. 3 ...

checkered-skippers in the

butterfly Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. 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 ...

. The genus was erected by Nick V. Grishin in 2019. There are about 12 described species in ''Burnsius''. As a result of a 2019 study of the genomes of 250 representative species of skippers, the genus ''Burnsius'' was created to contain 12 related species formerly in the genus ''

Pyrgus ''Pyrgus'' is a genus in the skippers butterfly family, Hesperiidae, known as the grizzled skippers. The name "checkered" or "chequered skipper" may also be applied to some species, but also refers to species in the genera '' Burnsius'' and '' ...

''.

Species

These 12 species belong to the genus ''Burnsius'': * ''

Burnsius adepta ''Burnsius'' is a genus of New World checkered-skippers in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. The genus was erected by Nick V. Grishin in 2019. There are about 12 described species in ''Burnsius''. As a result of a 2019 study of the genomes of 2 ...

'' (Plötz, 1884) (Central American checkered-skipper) * '' Burnsius albescens'' (Plötz, 1884) (white checkered-skipper) * ''

Burnsius brenda ''Burnsius'' is a genus of New World checkered-skippers in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. The genus was erected by Nick V. Grishin in 2019. There are about 12 described species in ''Burnsius''. As a result of a 2019 study of the genomes of 2 ...

'' (Evans, 1942) (Brenda checkered-skipper) * ''

Burnsius chloe ''Burnsius'' is a genus of New World checkered-skippers in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. The genus was erected by Nick V. Grishin in 2019. There are about 12 described species in ''Burnsius''. As a result of a 2019 study of the genomes of 2 ...

'' (Evans, 1942) (Chloe checkered-skipper) * '' Burnsius communis'' (Grote, 1872) (common checkered-skipper) * '' Burnsius crisia'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1865) (Antillean checkered-skipper) * '' Burnsius notatus'' (Blanchard, 1852) * '' Burnsius oileus'' (Linnaeus, 1767) (tropical checkered-skipper) * '' Burnsius orcus'' (Stoll, 1780) (orcus checkered-skipper) * '' Burnsius orcynoides'' (Giacomelli, 1928) * '' Burnsius philetas'' (Edwards, 1881) (desert checkered-skipper) * '' Burnsius titicaca'' (Reverdin, 1921) (Peruvian checkered-skipper)

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