Pompeius (butterfly) explained

Pompeius is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.

Species

• Pompeius amblyspila (Mabille, 1897)
• Pompeius darina Evans, 1955
• Pompeius pompeius (Latreille, [1824])
• Pompeius postpuncta (Draudt, 1923)

Former species

• Pompeius dares (Plötz, 1883) - transferred to Vernia dares (Plötz, 1883)
• Pompeius verna (Edwards, 1862) - transferred to Vernia verna (Edwards, 1862)

References

• Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
• Pompeius at funet