''Helias'' is a genus of
skippers in the family
Hesperiidae
Skippers are a group of butterflies placed in the family Hesperiidae within the order Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies). They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea, but have since been placed in the superfamily Papilion ...
.
Species
Recognised species in the genus ''Helias'' include:
* ''
Helias phalaenoides''
(Fabricius, 1807)
Former species
* ''Helias ascalaphus''
Staudinger, 1876 - transferred to ''
Staphylus ascalaphus''
(Staudinger, 1876)
* ''Helias pallida''
Felder, 1869 - transferred to ''
Eantis pallida''
(Felder, 1869)
* ''Helias satyrus''
C. and R. Felder, 867/small> - transferred to '' Timochreon satyrus'' (C. and R. Felder, 867
References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
Erynnini
Hesperiidae genera
Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius
Taxa described in 1807
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