The Euphyes is genus of North American butterfly of the family Hesperiidae (skippers), subfamily Hesperiinae (grass skippers).
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The following species are recognised:[1][2]
- Group peneia:
- Euphyes peneia (Godman, [1900]) – guardpost skipper
- Euphyes eberti Mielke, 1972 – Ebert's skipper
- Euphyes leptosema Mabille, 1891 – leptosema skipper
- Euphyes fumata Mielke, 1972 – fumata skipper
- Euphyes singularis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1865) – singularis skipper [Butler's branded skipper (E. s. insolata) in Jamaica
- Euphyes cornelius (Latreille, [1824]) – Cornelius skipper
- Group subferruginea:
- Euphyes subferrugineus (Hayward, 1934) – subferrugineus skipper
- Euphyes antra Evans, 1955 – Antra skipper
- Euphyes cherra Evans, 1955 – Cherra skipper
- Group dion:
- Euphyes bayensis Shuey, 1989 – bay skipper
- Euphyes berryi (E. Bell, 1941) – Berry's skipper
- Euphyes conspicua (W. H. Edwards, 1863) – black dash
- E. c. buchholzi (P. Ehrlich and Gillham, 1951)[3]
- E. c. conspicua (W. H. Edwards, 1863)[3]
- E. c. orono (Scudder, 1872)[3]
- Euphyes dion (W. H. Edwards, 1879) – Dion skipper
- Euphyes dukesi (Lindsey, 1923) – Dukes' skipper
- E. d. calhouni Shuey, 1996[4]
- E. d. dukesi (Lindsey, 1923)[4]
- Euphyes pilatka (W. H. Edwards, 1867) – Palatka skipper or saw-grass skipper
- E. p. klotsi L. Miller, Harvey and J. Miller, 1985[5]
- E. p. pilatka (W. H. Edwards, 1867)[5]
- Group vestris:
- Euphyes kiowah (Reakirt, 1866)[6]
- Euphyes k. chamuli Freeman, 1969 – Chamul skipper
- Euphyes k. kiowah (Reakirt, 1866)
- Euphyes vestris (Boisduval, 1852) – dun skipper, sedge witch, or dun sedge skipper
- E. v. harbisoni J. Brown and Mcguire, 1983[7]
- E. v. metacomet (T. Harris, 1862)[7]
- E. v. vestris (Boisduval, 1852)[7]
- Euphyes bimacula (Grote & Robinson, 1867) – two-spotted skipper
- E. b. arbotsti Gatrelle, 1999[8]
- E. b. bimacula (Grote & Robinson, 1867)[8]
- E. b. arbotsti (Dodge, 1872)[8]
- Euphyes arpa (Boisduval & Le Conte, [1837])[9] – palmetto skipper
- Incertae sedis:
- Euphyes ampa Evans, 1955 – ampa skipper
- Euphyes canda (Steinhauser & Warren, [2002]) – Candelaria skipper
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