Euphyes

The Euphyes is genus of North American butterfly of the family Hesperiidae (skippers), subfamily Hesperiinae (grass skippers).

Euphyes
Dun skipper, E. vestris
Butler's branded skipper, E. singularis insolata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Tribe:	Hesperiini
Subtribe:	Hesperiina
Genus:	Euphyes Scudder, 1872

Species

The following species are recognised:^[1][2]

• Group peneia:
  • Euphyes cornelius (Latreille, [1824]) – Cornelius skipper
  • Euphyes eberti Mielke, 1972 – Ebert's skipper
  • Euphyes fumata Mielke, 1972 – fumata skipper
  • Euphyes leptosema Mabille, 1891 – leptosema skipper
  • Euphyes peneia (Godman, [1900]) – guardpost skipper
  • Euphyes singularis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1865) – singular skipper [Butler's branded skipper (E. s. insolata) in Jamaica

• Group subferruginea:
  • Euphyes antra Evans, 1955 – antra skipper
  • Euphyes cherra Evans, 1955 – cherra skipper
  • Euphyes subferrugineus (Hayward, 1934) – subferrugineus 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 arpa (Boisduval & Le Conte, [1837])^[6] – palmetto skipper
  • Euphyes bimacula (Grote & Robinson, 1867) – two-spotted skipper
    • E. b. arbotsti Gatrelle, 1999^[7]
    • E. b. bimacula (Grote & Robinson, 1867)^[7]
    • E. b. illinois (Dodge, 1872)^[7]
  • Euphyes kiowah (Reakirt, 1866)^[8]
    • 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^[9]
    • E. v. metacomet (T. Harris, 1862)^[9]
    • E. v. vestris (Boisduval, 1852)^[9]

• Incertae sedis:
  • Euphyes ampa Evans, 1955 – ampa skipper
  • Euphyes canda (Steinhauser & Warren, [2002]) – Candelaria skipper