''Tigasis'' is a
Neotropical 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 and distribution
With over 2,000 described sp ...
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:
* ''
Tigasis arita
''Tigasis'' is a Neotropical genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Species
Recognised species include:
* ''Tigasis arita'' (Schaus, 1902)
* ''Tigasis wellingi'' (Freeman, 1969)
* ''Tigasis zalates
''Tigasis'' is a Neotropical ge ...
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(Schaus, 1902)
* ''
Tigasis wellingi
''Tigasis'' is a Neotropical genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Species
Recognised species include:
* ''Tigasis arita'' (Schaus, 1902)
* ''Tigasis wellingi'' (Freeman, 1969)
* ''Tigasis zalates
''Tigasis'' is a Neotropical ge ...
''
(Freeman, 1969)
* ''
Tigasis zalates
''Tigasis'' is a Neotropical genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Species
Recognised species include:
* ''Tigasis arita'' (Schaus, 1902)
* ''Tigasis wellingi'' (Freeman, 1969)
* ''Tigasis zalates
''Tigasis'' is a Neotropical ge ...
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References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
Hesperiinae
Hesperiidae genera
Taxa named by Frederick DuCane Godman
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