Hesperiini
| Hesperiini | |
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| Male large skipper (Ochlodes sylvanus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Subfamily: | Hesperiinae |
| Tribe: | Hesperiini |
| Genera | |
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The Hesperiini or branded grass skippers[1] are a tribe in the Hesperiinae subfamily of skipper butterflies. They are known as branded grass skippers because all the males in this tribe feature a black diagonal brand of scales on their forewings that exude pheromones to attract females.[1]
Genera[]
- Anatrytone
- Arotis
- Asbolis
- Atalopedes
- Atrytone
- Atrytonopsis
- Buzyges
- Caligulana
- Choranthus
- Conga
- Cravera
- Cyclosma
- Cynea
- Decinea
- Euphyes[2]
- Hansa
- Hesperia
- Holguinia
- Hylephila
- Libra
- Librita
- Lindra
- Linka
- Metron
- Molo
- Notamblyscirtes[2]
- Nyctelius
- Ochlodes
- Oeonus
- Oligoria[2]
- Onespa
- Oxynthes
- Parachoranthus
- Paratrytone
- Phemiades
- Poanes[2]
- Polites[2]
- Pompeius[2]
- Problema
- Propertius
- Pseudocopaeodes
- Pyrrhocalles
- Quasimellana
- Quinta
- Racta
- Serdis
- Stinga
- Thespieus
- Tirynthia
- Tirynthoides
- Vacerra
- Wallengrenia
References[]
Categories:
- Hesperiini
- Butterfly tribes
- Hesperiini stubs