Staphylus (butterfly)


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.

Species

Listed alphabetically.
  • Staphylus ascalaphusmauve scallopwing
  • Staphylus ascalon
  • Staphylus astra
  • Staphylus azteca – Aztec scallopwing
  • Staphylus balsa
  • Staphylus buena
  • Staphylus caribbea
  • Staphylus cartagoa
  • Staphylus ceos – golden-headed sootywing
  • Staphylus chlora Evans, 1953 – green-headed sootywing
  • Staphylus chlorocephala
  • Staphylus corumba
  • Staphylus eryx Evans, 1953
  • Staphylus esmeraldus Miller, 1966
  • Staphylus evemerus Godman & Salvin,
  • Staphylus hayhurstiiHayhurst's scallopwing, scalloped sootywing
  • Staphylus huigra
  • Staphylus iguala – Iguala sootywing
  • Staphylus imperspicua
  • Staphylus incanus Bell, 1932
  • Staphylus insignis Mielke, 1980
  • Staphylus kayei Cock, 1996
  • Staphylus lenis Steinhauser, 1989
  • Staphylus lizeri
  • Staphylus mazans – Mazans scallopwing, southern scalloped sootywing
  • Staphylus melaina
  • Staphylus melangon
  • Staphylus melius Steinhauser, 1989
  • Staphylus musculus
  • Staphylus oetaPlötz's sootywing
  • Staphylus parvus Steinhauser & Austin, 1993
  • Staphylus perforata
  • Staphylus perna Evans, 1953
  • Staphylus punctiseparatus Hayward, 1933
  • Staphylus putumayo
  • Staphylus sambo Evans, 1953
  • Staphylus saxos Evans, 1953
  • Staphylus shola Evans, 1953
  • Staphylus tepecacheckered scallopwing
  • Staphylus tierra Evans, 1953 – west-Mexican scallopwing
  • Staphylus tingo Steinhauser, 1989
  • Staphylus tridentis Steinhauser, 1989
  • Staphylus tucumanus
  • Staphylus tyro
  • Staphylus unicornis Steinhauser & Austin, 1993
  • Staphylus veytius Freeman, 1969 – Chiapas scallopwing
  • Staphylus vincula – mountain scallopwing
  • Staphylus vulgata – golden-snouted scallopwing

Former species

  • Staphylus angulata - transferred to Incisus angulata
  • Staphylus fasciatus Hayward, 1933 - transferred to Incisus fasciatus
  • Staphylus incisus - transferred to ''Incisus incisus''