''Carystus'' is a genus of
skipper butterflies
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 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 ...
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Species
The genus ''Carystus'' consists of the following species:
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Carystus cynaxa''
Hewitson, 1867
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Carystus diores''
(Plötz, 1882)
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Carystus elana''
(Plötz, 1882)
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Carystus elvira''
(Plötz, 1882)
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Carystus hocus''
Evans, 1955
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Carystus hylaspes''
(Stoll, 781
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Carystus jolus''
(Stoll, 782
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Carystus junior''
Evans, 1955
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Carystus lota''
Hewitson, 1877
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Carystus metella''
(Plötz, 1882)
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Carystus moeros''
(Möschler, 1877)
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Carystus periphas''
Mabille, 1891
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Carystus phorcus
''Carystus phorcus'' is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in South America.
Subspecies
*''Carystus phorcus phorcus'' - Surinam, Brazil (Amazonas)
*''Carystus phorcus claudianus'' (Latreille, 824
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(Cramer, 1777)
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Carystus ploetzi''
Mielke & Casagrande, 2002
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Carystus superbiens''
Mabille, 1891
Former species
*''Carystus argus''
Möschler, 1879 - synonymized with ''
Carystus lota''
Hewitson, 1877
*''Carystus dyscritus''
Mabille, 1891 - synonymized with ''
Cobalopsis nero''
(Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)
*''Carystus epidius''
Mabille, 1891 - transferred to ''
Pheraeus epidius''
(Mabille, 1891)
*''Carystus gemmatus''
Butler, 1872 - transferred to ''
Dion gemmatus
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(Butler, 1872)
*''Carystus jeconia''
Butler, 1870 - transferred to ''
Falga jeconia''
(Butler, 1870)
*''Carystus klugi''
Bell, 1941 - transferred to ''
Mielkeus klugi''
(Bell, 1941)
*''Carystus lucia''
Capronnier, 1874 - transferred to ''
Lucida lucia
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(Capronnier, 1874)
*''Carystus odilia''
Burmeister, 1878 - synonymized with ''
Cymaenes lumina
''Cymaenes lumina'', the fawn-spotted skipper, is a species of grass skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae
Skippers are a family of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) named the Hesperiidae. Being diurnal, they are generally calle ...
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(Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)
*''Carystus salenus''
Mabille, 1883 - transferred to ''
Synapte salenus''
(Mabille, 1883)
*''Carystus simulius ''
Druce, 1876 - transferred to ''
Lindra simulius''
(Druce, 1876)
*''Carystus tetragraphus''
Mabille, 1891 - synonymized with ''
Lotongus calathus
''Lotongus'' is a genus of grass skippers
Grass skippers or banded skippers are butterflies of the subfamily Hesperiinae, part of the skipper family, Hesperiidae. The subfamily was established by Pierre André Latreille in 1809.
Description ...
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(Hewitson, 1876)
References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
Hesperiinae
Hesperiidae genera
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