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[[Image:CogiaTyphedanus.jpg|thumb|230px|left|''Cogia'' and other Central American genera of Pyrginae.Plate from ''Biologia Centrali-Americana'']]
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A number of [[genera]] are of uncertain affiliations<ref>See Savela (2007) for references.</ref>. These include:
A number of [[genera]] are of uncertain affiliations<ref>See Savela (2007) for references.</ref>. These include:
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*[http://bugguide.net/node/view/12853/tree Subfamily Pyrginae] from [http://bugguide.net/ Bugguide.net]
*[http://bugguide.net/node/view/12853/tree Subfamily Pyrginae] from [http://bugguide.net/ Bugguide.net]
*Cirrus Digital Imaging [http://www.cirrusimage.com/skipper_photos.htm Reference photographs: Skippers of North America]
*Cirrus Digital Imaging [http://www.cirrusimage.com/skipper_photos.htm Reference photographs: Skippers of North America]
* [http://creatures.ifas.ufl.edu/bfly/silver-spotted_skipper.htm ''Epargyreus clarus'', silver-spotted skipper] on the [[UF]] / [[Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences | IFAS]] Featured Creatures Web site
* [http://creatures.ifas.ufl.edu/bfly/silver-spotted_skipper.htm ''Epargyreus clarus'', silver-spotted skipper] on the [[University of Florida|UF]] / [[Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences| IFAS]] Featured Creatures Web site


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Revision as of 21:32, 27 October 2008

Spread-winged skippers
Carcharodus alceae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
Order:
Superfamily:
Hesperioidea
(unranked):
Family:
Subfamily:
Pyrginae
Tribes

"Celaenorrhini" (disputed)
Eudamini
Pyrgini
Tagiadini

Spread-winged skippers, Pyrginae, are a subfamily of the skipper butterfly family (Hesperiidae). The tribe "Celaenorrhini" is usually included in the Eudamini entirely or for the largest part, including the type genus Celaenorrhinus. The family was erected by Hermann Burmeister in 1878. Spread-winged skippers bask with their wings held wide open.They are usually brown, black, or checkered, but some are brilliantly coloured.Some have long tailed hind wings.

Cogia and other Central American genera of Pyrginae.Plate from Biologia Centrali-Americana


A number of genera are of uncertain affiliations[1]. These include:

Footnotes

  1. ^ See Savela (2007) for references.

References

External links