Chioides

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Chioides
Chioides albofasciatus Costa Rica.jpg
Chioides albofasciatus
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Eudaminae
Genus: Chioides
Lindsey, 1921[1][2]
Type species
Eudamus albofasciatus
Hewitson, 1867

Chioides is a mainly Neotropical genus of skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae (Eudaminae)

They range from Southwestern United States to Argentina and there are several Antillean endemic species. They are robust and have hindwing "tails".[citation needed]

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References[]

  1. ^ Lindsey, Arthur Ward (1921). "The Hesperioidea of America North of Mexico: A Generic Revision and Synopsis of the Species". University of Iowa Studies in Natural History. 9 (4): 25–26.
  2. ^ Chioides at Butterflies and Moths of the World, Natural History Museum

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