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Eudaminae
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thumb|Spicauda tanna, Colombia thumb|Spicauda tanna, Colombia thumb|Spicauda teleus, Colombia The Eudaminae are a subfamily of skipper butterflies (family Hesperiidae). Their original type genus Eudamus is today a junior synonym of Urbanus. They are largely found in the Neotropics, with some extending into temperate North America, and one genus, Lobocla, endemic to East Asia. Some species in several genera are commonly known as flashers.

Museum specimens

Specimen records
3
Family
Hesperiidae
Collections
UMNH
Recorded in
French Guiana, Mexico

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Hesperiidae
Image
Brown longtail (Urbanus procne) (2).jpg
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taxon name
Eudaminae
Commons category
Eudaminae
topic's main category
Category:Eudaminae
taxon rank
subfamily
taxon common name
Dicot Skippers
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Encyclopedic overview

13 sections
Contents
  • Taxonomy
  • Current status and subdivisions
  • Tribe Entheini
  • Tribe Phocidini
  • Tribe Eudamini
  • Subtribe Eudamina
  • Subtribe Loboclina
  • Subtribe Cephisina
  • Subtribe Telemiadina
  • Tribe Oileidini
  • Subtribe Oileidina
  • Subtribe Typhedanina
  • Footnotes and references

thumb|Spicauda tanna, Colombia thumb|Spicauda tanna, Colombia thumb|Spicauda teleus, Colombia The Eudaminae are a subfamily of skipper butterflies (family Hesperiidae). Their original type genus Eudamus is today a junior synonym of Urbanus. They are largely found in the Neotropics, with some extending into temperate North America, and one genus, Lobocla, endemic to East Asia. Some species in several genera are commonly known as flashers.

==Taxonomy== The Eudaminae have been recent subject to significant taxonomic revisions based on genome analysis, including by Brower & Warren 2009, and Li et al. 2019.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Eudaminae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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