Astraptes, commonly known as the flasher butterflies, is a genus of skipper butterflies in the subfamily Eudaminae. They are found in the Nearctic and Neotropical ecozones.
Species The following species are recognised in the genus Astraptes: Astraptes erycina (Plötz, 1881) Brazil Astraptes mabillei Steinhauser, 1989 Bolivia Astraptes halesius (Hewitson, 1877) French Guiana, Peru Astraptes aulus (Plötz, 1881) Panama to Brazil Astraptes enotrus (Stoll, ) Guiana, Guyane, Suriname, Colombia, Brazil, Peru, Trinidad Astraptes janeira (Schaus, 1902) Brazil, Suriname, Colombia, Paraguay
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Images representing Astraptes at Consortium for the Barcode of Life Butterflies of the Americas images