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Autochton (butterfly)
Encyclopedia
Autochton is a genus
of skipper butterflies. They belong to the subfamily Eudaminae, which was long included with the spread-winged skippers (Pyrginae) as a tribe
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of skipper butterflies. They belong to the subfamily Eudaminae, which was long included with the spread-winged skippers (Pyrginae) as a tribe
Tribe (biology)
In biology, a tribe is a taxonomic rank between family and genus. It is sometimes subdivided into subtribes.Some examples include the tribes: Canini, Acalypheae, Hominini, Bombini, and Antidesmeae.-See also:* Biological classification* Rank...
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List of species
- Two-spotted Banded-Skipper, Autochton bipunctatus
- Golden Banded-Skipper, Autochton cellusAutochton cellusThe Golden Banded-Skipper is a North and Central American butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. There are two populations, one in the eastern United States and the other in the southwestern United States and Mexico. The eastern population is rare and local and uses only one host plant, Hog Peanut...
- Chisos Banded-Skipper, Autochton cincta
- Autochton integrifascia
- Autochton itylus
- Narrow Banded-Skipper, Autochton longipennis
- Spiky Banded-Skipper, Autochton neis
- Sonoran Banded-Skipper, Autochton pseudocellus
- Autochton reflexus
- Sierra Madre Banded-Skipper, Autochton siermadror
- Autochton sulfureolus
- Dark-fringed Banded-Skipper, Autochton vectilucis
- Sharp Banded-Skipper, Autochon zarex
External links
- http://www.nhm.ac.uk/jdsml/research-curation/projects/butmoth/GenusList3.dsml?searchPageURL=index.dsml&SUPERFAMIL=&FAMILYqtype=starts+with&FAMILY=hesperiidae&SUBFAMILYqtype=starts+with&SUBFAMILY=&TRIBEqtype=starts+with&TRIBE=&SUBTRIBEqtype=starts+with&SUBTRIBE=&GENUSqtype=starts+with&GENUS=&AUTHORqtype=starts+with&AUTHOR=&YEARqtype=equals&YEAR=&sort=GENUSNatural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database]