Staphylus (butterfly)
| Staphylus | |
|---|---|
| Central American sootywing (Staphylus ascalaphus) female | |
| Plötz's sootywing (Staphylus oeta) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Subfamily: | Pyrginae |
| Genus: | Staphylus Godman & Salvin, [1896] |
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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.