Sarmientoia Explained

Sarmientoia is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae,^[1] in which they are placed to tribe Phocidini.^[2]

Species

The following species are recognised in the genusSarmientoia:^[2]

• Sarmientoia phaselis (Hewitson, 1867)
• Sarmientoia faustinus (Burmeister, 1878)
• Sarmientoia haywardi O. Mielke, 1967
• Sarmientoia similis O. Mielke, 1967
• Sarmientoia almeidai O. Mielke, 1967
• Sarmientoia browni O. Mielke, 1967

References

• Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database

Notes and References

1. http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/hesperioidea/hesperiidae/pyrginae/sarmientola/index.html Funet
2. 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 . 6442542 . Supporting Information: Appendix pp.10–24. free . 2019PNAS..116.6232L .