The Taractrocerini , the orange grass skippers are a
tribe
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in the
Hesperiinae
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 and distribution
With over 2,000 described sp ...
subfamily of
skipper butterflies.
Genera
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Banta
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Cephrenes''
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Kobrona''
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Mimene''
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Ocybadistes
''Ocybadistes'' is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Species
The genus includes the following species:
* '' Ocybadistes flavovittata'' (Latreille, 824
* '' Ocybadistes walkeri'' Heron, 1894
* ''Ocybadistes knightorum
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Oriens''
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Pastria''
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Potanthus
''Potanthus'' is a large genus of skipper butterflies. They are commonly known as darts. They are found from South Asia to East Asia, and down to maritime Southeast Asia (though not extending towards New Guinea). It includes about 35 species, ...
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Taractrocera''
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Telicota''
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Sabera''
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Suniana''
Butterfly tribes
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