• Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

• Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)

• Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)

• Insects (Class Insecta)

• Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)

• Butterflies (Superfamily Papilionoidea)

• Skipper Butterflies (Family Theclinae)

• Grass Skippers (Subfamily Hesperiinae)

• Tribe Hesperiini

• Genus Carystus

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Genus Carystus is a genus of medium-sized skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae, distributed from Mexico and Central America through much of tropical South America. Members of this genus are typically dark brown to black with translucent or pale yellowish spots on the wings and are characterized by the strong, rapid flight typical of skippers. Carystus species are most commonly found in tropical forests, forest edges, secondary growth, and moist woodland habitats, where adults visit flowers for nectar and often perch on sunlit leaves.