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Central American sootywing (Staphylus ascalaphus) female | |
Plötz's sootywing (Staphylus oeta) | |
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Genus: | Staphylus |
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Staphylus is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae found mainly in South America with some species in the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, and southern United States.[1]