Autochton (butterfly) explained

Autochton is a genus of skipper butterflies. They belong to the subfamily Eudaminae, which was long included with the spread-winged skippers (Pyrginae) as a tribe. They are found from Mexico to South America.

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Autochton:^[1]

• Autochton sulfureolus (Mabille, 1883)
• Autochton reflexus (Mabille & Boullet, 1912)
• Autochton neis (Geyer, 1832)
• Autochton integrifascia (Mabille, 1891)
• Autochton itylus Hübner, [1823]
• Autochton bipunctatus (Gmelin, [1790]) – two-spotted banded-skipper or twin-spot banded skipper
• Autochton potrillo (Lucas, 1857)
• Autochton oryx (C. Felder & R. Felder, 1862)

External links

• Images representing Autochton at
• Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database

Notes and References

1. Li . Wenlin . Cong . Qian . Shen . Jinhui . Zhang . Jing . Hallwachs . Winnie . Janzen . Daniel H. . Grishin . Nick V. . Genomes of skipper butterflies reveal extensive convergence of wing patterns . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences . 26 March 2019 . 116 . 13 . 10.1073/pnas.1821304116 . 30877254 . 2019PNAS..116.6232L . Supporting Information: Appendix pp.10–24 . free . 6442542 .