Grais is a genus of skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. It is monotypic, with the only species, Grais stigmaticus, commonly known as the hermit skipper, found from the south-western US (Texas) to Argentina, and Jamaica in the Caribbean[1]

Grais stigmaticus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Grais
Godman & Salvin, [1894]
Species:
G. stigmaticus
Binomial name
Grais stigmaticus
(Mabille, 1883)
Synonyms
  • Anastrus stigmaticus Mabille, 1883

References edit

  1. ^ Savela, Markku (February 23, 2007). "Grais Godman & Salvin, [1894]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 24, 2019.