Urbanus | |
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Long-tailed skipper ( Urbanus proteus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Subfamily: | Eudaminae |
Genus: |
Urbanus Hübner, [1807] |
Synonyms | |
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Urbanus is a genus of skipper butterflies erected by Jacob Hübner in 1807, placed to subtribe Eudamina. [1] Species of the genus are found from the southern United States to South America. [2]
The genus has been subject to several revisions, one of which led to the type genus of subfamily Eudaminae, genus Eudamus, becoming a junior synonym of Urbanus. As a result of genome analysis of the Eudaminae, several species formerly considered part of Urbanus have been transferred to other genera, including to Cecropterus [1] and Spicauda. [1] Subsequently, Urbanus alva has been proposed as being distinct with the statement "Urbanus alva Evans, 1952 is a valid species and not a synonym of Urbanus belli (Hayward, 1935), new status." (See Zhang et al. 2019) [3]
Except where separately referenced, this species list follows the classification of Li et al. 2019, [1] with distribution data sourced from Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. [2]
Transferred to Cecropterus:
Transferred to Spicauda:
Transferred to Telegonus
Urbanus | |
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Long-tailed skipper ( Urbanus proteus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Subfamily: | Eudaminae |
Genus: |
Urbanus Hübner, [1807] |
Synonyms | |
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Urbanus is a genus of skipper butterflies erected by Jacob Hübner in 1807, placed to subtribe Eudamina. [1] Species of the genus are found from the southern United States to South America. [2]
The genus has been subject to several revisions, one of which led to the type genus of subfamily Eudaminae, genus Eudamus, becoming a junior synonym of Urbanus. As a result of genome analysis of the Eudaminae, several species formerly considered part of Urbanus have been transferred to other genera, including to Cecropterus [1] and Spicauda. [1] Subsequently, Urbanus alva has been proposed as being distinct with the statement "Urbanus alva Evans, 1952 is a valid species and not a synonym of Urbanus belli (Hayward, 1935), new status." (See Zhang et al. 2019) [3]
Except where separately referenced, this species list follows the classification of Li et al. 2019, [1] with distribution data sourced from Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. [2]
Transferred to Cecropterus:
Transferred to Spicauda:
Transferred to Telegonus