Urbanus (genus)

Urbanus
Urbanus procne
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Eudaminae
Genus: Urbanus
Hübner, [1807]
Species

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Synonyms
  • Goniurus Hübner, [1819]
  • Eudamus Swainson, 1831
  • Lyroptera Plötz, 1881

Urbanus 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. They are found from southern USA to South America.[1]

Some smaller genera have been merged with Urbanus. One of these, now junior synonyms, is Eudamus, the type genus of the Eudaminae. But in the wide circumscription listed here, Urbanus is apparently not monophyletic, and thus some of the formerly independent genera are likely valid.

Species

Plain Longtail (Urbanus simplicius)

The species in this genus are:[1][2]

Urbanus and related genera depicted in Seitz Macrolepidoptera of the World

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Urbanus, funet.fi
  2. Spreadwings -- Longtail Skippers, Neotropical Butterflies