Burnsius


Burnsius is a genus of New World checkered-skippers in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. The genus was erected by Nick V. Grishin in 2019.
As a result of a 2019 study of the genomes of 250 representative species of skippers, the genus Burnsius was created to contain 12 related species formerly in the genus Pyrgus. As of 2022, there were 14 species in Burnsius.

Species

These 14 species belong to the genus Burnsius:Burnsius adepta Burnsius albezens Grishin, 2022 Burnsius brenda Burnsius burnsi Grishin, 2022 Burnsius chloe Burnsius communis Burnsius crisia Burnsius notatus Burnsius oileus Burnsius orcus Burnsius orcynoides Burnsius orcynus Grishin, 2022Burnsius philetas