Ardaris
Introduction '''''Ardaris''''' is a Neotropical genus of firetips in the family Hesperiidae. It includes two endemic species that are restricted to mountain forests and páramos in the Cordillera de Mérida, Venezuela.
Species * ''Ardaris eximia'' (Hewitson, 1871)* ''Ardaris hantra'' Evans, 1951
References * A. Orellana (2008) Pyrrhopyginae de Venezuela (Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea: Hesperiidae). ''Entomotropica'', Vol. 23(3): 177-291. * A. Orellana (2004) Mariposas de los páramos de la Sierra Nevada y Sierra de La Culata (Cordillera de Mérida, Venezuela). Pp (5) 57-71.En: Andressen R y Monasterio M (Eds. ), ''Memorias del IV Simposio Internacional de Desarrollo Sustentable en Los Andes. La estrategia andina para el siglo XXI.'' Mérida, Venezuela. Asociación de Montañas Andinas. * Evans (1951) ''A Catalogue of the American Hesperiidae indicating the classification and nomenclature adopted in the British Museum (Natural History). Part 1: Introduction and Group A Pyrrhopyginae.'' Trustees of the British Museum. London. x+92 pp, 9 láminas. * E.Y. Watson (1893) A proposed classification of the Hesperiidae, with a revision of the genera. ''Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London'' 3-132
External links * Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database* Butterflies of the Americas