Staphylus (butterfly)

Staphylus
Central American sootywing (Staphylus ascalaphus) female
Plötz's sootywing (Staphylus oeta)
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Staphylus

Godman & Salvin, [1896]
Synonyms
  • Scantilla Godman & Salvin, [1896]

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]

  1. ^ Staphylus, funet.fi