Skipper (butterfly) genera

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Xispia is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.

Amenis is a Neotropical genus of firetips in the family Hesperiidae. The genus is monotypic containing a single species, Amenis pionia (Hewitson, 1857).

Croniades is a Neotropical genus of firetips in the family Hesperiidae. The genus is monotypic. The single species is Croniades pieria, found in Bolivia, Brazil and Guyane.

Nerula is a genus of dicot skippers in the butterfly family Hesperiidae (Eudaminae).

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Racta is a genus of grass skippers in the butterfly family Hesperiidae.

Granila is a Neotropical genus of firetips in the family Hesperiidae.

Porphyrogenes is a Neotropical genus of spread-winged skippers in the family Hesperiidae, in which they are placed to tribe Phocidini.

Tarsoctenus is a genus of Neotropical butterflies in the family Hesperiidae, in which it is placed in tribe Entheini.

Proteides is a Neotropical genus of spread-winged skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae.

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Heliopetes is a Neotropical genus of spread-winged skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae.

Caltoris is a genus of skipper butterflies. Like several related genera, they are called "swifts".It is found in the Indomalayan realm and the Australasian realm.

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Abantis is an Afrotropical genus of skipper butterflies. They are also known as the paradise skippers. Their imagos are generally attractive with bold or colourful wing and/or body markings. They occur in either forest or savanna, and several species are very localized or thinly distributed. The territorial males are encountered more often than the females. Males engage territorial intruders, and are prone to very rapid and high flight, while females display more relaxed flight habits, closer to the ground. Plants of several families serve as food plants, and only one egg is oviposited per pla

Ardaris is a Neotropical genus of firetips in the family Hesperiidae. It includes two endemic species that are restricted to mountain forests and páramos in the Cordillera de Mérida, Venezuela.

Cabares is a Neotropical genus of butterflies in the family Hesperiidae (Eudaminae).

Seseria is an Indomalayan genus of spread-winged skippers in the family Hesperiidae.

Eretis is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.

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Systasea is a genus of skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae.

Dyscophellus is a genus of largely Neotropical butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. The genus has been the subject of recent revisions based on genome analysis. It is currently placed in tribe Phocidini within the subfamily Eudaminae.

Polytremis is a mainly Chinese genus of grass skipper in the family Hesperiidae.

Metardaris is a Neotropical genus of firetips in the family Hesperiidae. The genus is monotypic containing the single species Metardaris cosinga, present in Bolivia and Peru. M. cosingas larvae are considered a delicacy, and are known as Huaytampo' to the people of Peru.

Aspitha is a Neotropical genus of firetips in the family Hesperiidae.

Calleagris is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.

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Codatractus is a Neotropical and Nearctic genus in the family Hesperiidae (Eudaminae).

Eagris is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.

Passova is a Neotropical genus of firetips in the family Hesperiidae.

Pintara is an Indomalayan genus of spread-winged skippers in the family Hesperiidae.

Poanes is a genus of skipper butterflies (family Hesperiidae) distributed throughout North and Central America. The larvae feed on grasses and sedges. The genus was erected by Samuel Hubbard Scudder in 1872.

Sabera is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.

Anisochoria is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.

Morvina is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.

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Cupitha is a genus of butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Cupitha purreea, commonly known as the wax dart.

Netrocoryne is a genus of skipper butterflies (family Hesperiidae). It typical of the tribe Netrocorynini in the subfamily Tagiadinae.

Telicota is a genus of grass skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. It is a tropical Asian genus, shared between the Indomalayan realm and the Australasian realm, and ranging from Sri Lanka to Australia and New Guinea. Larval foodplants include Palmae and Gramineae - Miscanthus sinensis, Pennisetum purpureum, Oryza sativa (rice), Saccharum officinarum (sugar cane), Imperata cylindrica (lalang grass), Cocos nucifera (coconut) and Calamus (rattan). The species, all look very similar to each other and are often only reliably identifiable through the examination of the male genitalia.

Problema is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.

Cyclosemia is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.

Atrytonopsis is a genus of butterflies in the skipper family, Hesperiidae. They are native to Mexico and the southwestern United States.

Cephrenes is a genus of skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. The genus is shared between the Indomalayan realm and the Australasian realm. Larvae feed on a variety of palms (Arecaceae) especially Cocos nucifera (coconut), and Calamus (rattan).

Vacerra is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.

Oileides is a genus of Neotropical spread-winged skippers in the family Hesperiidae.

Acleros is an Afrotropical genus of skippers.

Potanthus is a large genus of skipper butterflies. They are commonly known as darts. They are found from South Asia to East Asia, and down to maritime Southeast Asia (though not extending towards New Guinea). It includes about 35 species, all of which look very similar to each other and are often only reliably identifiable through the examination of the male genitalia.

Quedara is a genus of grass skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. The genus was established by Charles Swinhoe in 1919.

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Tagiades, commonly known as snow flats, is a genus of spread-winged skipper butterflies. It is the type genus of the tribe Tagiadini of the subfamily Pyrginae in the family Hesperiidae. It contains seventeen species; three are found in tropical Africa, while fourteen are found from India, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia, northeast Australia, to the Pacific Islands. They are primarily diurnal butterflies, and can usually be found in secondary forests at up to above sea level. They can sometimes be encountered in partially cleared or cultivated areas. They are fast flyers, flying at an average height

Pyrrhochalcia is a genus of butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. It contains only one species, Pyrrhochalcia iphis, the African giant skipper, which is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo and Angola. It was first described by Dru Drury in 1773.

Orses is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.

Hylephila is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.

Suniana is a genus of butterflies in the family Hesperiidae, the skippers. It is composed of three species, all native to the Australian faunal region, Australia and several surrounding island nations.

Timochares is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.

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Mimene is an Australasian genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae.

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