Papias (butterfly)

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Papias (butterfly)

Papias is a Neotropical genus of grass skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae.

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Papias phaeomelas in Sammlung exotischer Schmetterlinge
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Subtribe: Moncina
Genus: Papias
Godman in Godman & Salvin, [1900]
Synonyms
  • Mnasilus Godman, 1900
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Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Papias:

  • Papias allubita (Butler, 1877)
  • Papias amyrna (Mabille, 1891)[1]
  • Papias cascatona Mielke, 1992 - Brazil
  • Papias dictys Godman, [1900] - Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama
  • Papias integra (Mabille, 1891)[1]
  • Papias phaeomelas (Hübner, [1831]) - Mexico to Brazil, Trinidad, French Guiana
  • Papias phainis Godman, [1900] - Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Brazil, Paraguay, Ecuador, Guyana
  • Papias projectus Bell, 1942 - Ecuador
  • Papias quigua Evans, 1955 - Venezuela
  • Papias subcostulata (Herrich-Schäffer, 1870) - Brazil, Surinam, Honduras, Colombia, Bolivia
  • Papias tristissimus Schaus, 1902 - Peru

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