Biology:Helias

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Short description: Genus of butterflies

Helias
Helias phalaenoides (53149815036).jpg
Helias phalaenoides
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Tribe: Erynnini
Genus: Helias
Fabricius, 1807

Helias is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.

Species

Recognised species in the genus Helias include:[1]

Former species

  • Helias ascalaphus Staudinger, 1876 - transferred to Staphylus ascalaphus (Staudinger, 1876)
  • Helias pallida Felder, 1869 - transferred to Eantis pallida (Felder, 1869)
  • Helias satyrus C. and R. Felder, [1867] - transferred to Timochreon satyrus (C. and R. Felder, [1867])

References

  1. Cong, Qian; Zhang, Jing; Shen, Jinhui; Grishin, Nick (2019). "Fifty new genera of Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera)". Insecta Mundi 0731: 1–56. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1358627 entry