Diaeus is a genus of skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. The genus was erected by Frederick DuCane Godman and Osbert Salvin in 1895.[1][2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Tribe: | Pyrgini |
| Genus: | Diaeus Godman & Salvin, [1895] |
Species
editThe following species are recognised in the genus Diaeus:
- Diaeus ambata Evans, 1953 - Ecuador
- Diaeus lacaena (Hewitson, 1869) - Costa Rica, Panama, Brazil
- Diaeus variegata (Plötz, 1884) - Brazil (Rio de Janeiro), Bolivia
- Diaeus varna Evans, 1953 - Mexico
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku (November 12, 2011). "Diaeus Godman & Salvin, [1895]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Diaeus". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Diaeus Godman & Salvin, 1895". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. doi:10.5519/s93616qw. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
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