Achalarus

Achalarus is a genus of skippers in the subfamily Eudaminae. The species range from eastern United States to Venezuela.[1]

Achalarus
Hoary edge, A. lyciades
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Eudaminae
Genus: Achalarus
Scudder, 1872

Achalarus species are:

  • Achalarus albociliatus (Mabille, 1877) – Skinner's cloudywing
  • Achalarus casica (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) – desert cloudywing or Mexican hoary edge
  • Achalarus lyciades (Geyer, 1832) – hoary edge
  • Achalarus tehuanaca (Draudt, 1922)
  • Achalarus toxeus (Plötz, 1882) – coyote cloudywing or coyote skipper

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