Achalarus

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Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Achalarus Rank Genus		Family Hesperiidae Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths

Lower classifications Achalarus lyciades, Achalarus toxeus

Achalarus is a genus of skippers in the subfamily Eudaminae. The species range from eastern United States to Venezuela.

Achalarus species are:

Achalarus albociliatus (Mabille, 1877) – Skinner's cloudywing

Achalarus casica (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) – desert cloudywing or Mexican hoary edge

Achalarus lyciades (Geyer, 1832) – hoary edge

Achalarus tehuanaca (Draudt, 1922)

Achalarus toxeus (Plötz, 1882) – coyote cloudywing or coyote skipper

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