''Cymaenes'' 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 ...
.
Species
Recognised species include:
* ''
Cymaenes aequatoria''
(Hayward, 1940)
* ''
Cymaenes edata''
(Plötz, 1882)
* ''
Cymaenes isus''
(Godman, 1900)
* ''
Cymaenes laureolus''
(Schaus, 1913)
* ''
Cymaenes lochius''
Plötz, 1882
* ''
Cymaenes loxa''
Evans, 1955
* ''
Cymaenes lumina''
(Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)
* ''
Cymaenes miqua''
(Dyar, 1913)
* ''
Cymaenes psyllus''
(Mabille, 1898)
* ''
Cymaenes sipariana''
Kaye, 1925
* ''
Cymaenes tripunctus
''Cymaenes tripunctus'', known generally as the three-spotted skipper or dingy dotted skipper, is a species of grass skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea
The Caribbean Sea ( es, Mar Caribe; french: Mer ...
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( Herrich-Schäffer, 1865)
Former species
*''Cymaenes fraus''
Godman, 1900 - transferred to ''
Vidius fraus
''Vidius'' is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Species
Recognised species in the genus ''Vidius'' include:
* ''Vidius felus'' Mielke, 1968
* '' Vidius fraus'' (Godman, 1900)
* ''Vidius vidius'' (Mabille, 1891)
Former species
*''V ...
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(Godman, 1900)
References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
Hesperiinae
Hesperiidae genera
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