New World Checkered-Skippers

Burnsius

Classification

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Burnsius: /ˈbɜrn.si.əs/

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Images

Mariposa Burnsius oileus 13-07-2024a by Carlos A. Padrón P.. Used under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
Burnsius oileus 269593324 by kcthetc1. Used under a CC0 license.
Burnsius communis 56823366 by botanygirl. Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.
Burnsius oileus (Tropical-checkered Skipper) by Kristof Zyskowski & Yulia Bereshpolova. Used under a CC BY 2.0 license.
Desert-Checkered Skipper (Pyrgus philetas) by Anne Toal from US. Used under a CC BY 2.0 license.
Burnsius communis P1320181a by xpda. Used under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.

Summary

Burnsius is a genus of New World checkered-skippers in the butterfly family Hesperiidae, created by Nick V. Grishin in 2019. This genus comprises species that were previously classified under Pyrgus, based on genomic studies from 2019. As of 2022, it contains 14 species.

Tags

  • New World Checkered-Skippers
  • Butterfly
  • Hesperiidae
  • Pyrginae
  • Taxonomy
  • Genus
  • Burnsius