Chioides

Chioides is a mainly Neotropical genus of skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae (Eudaminae)

They range from the south-western United States to Argentina and there are several Antillean endemic species. They are robust and have hindwing "tails".

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Chioides:^[3]

• Chioides albofasciatus (Hewitson, 1867)
• Chioides catillus (Cramer, 1780)
• Chioides churchi E. Bell & W. Comstock, 1948
• Chioides cinereus (Mabille & Vuillot, 1891)
• Chioides concinnus (Mabille, 1877)
• Chioides iverna Evans, 1952
• Chioides ixion (Plötz, 1881)
• Chioides marmorosa (Herrich-Schäffer, 1865)
• Chioides vintra Evans, 1952
• Chioides zilpa (Butler, 1874)

Gallery

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  C. c. catillus
  White-striped longtail, Brazil

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  C. catillus albius
  Blurry-striped longtail, Panama

References