Diaeus (butterfly)
# Diaeus (butterfly)

Diaeus is a genus of skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. The genus was erected by Frederick DuCane Godman and Osbert Salvin in 1895.

## Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Diaeus:

* Diaeus ambata Evans, 1953 - Ecuador
* Diaeus lacaena (Hewitson, 1869) - Costa Rica, Panama, Brazil
* Diaeus variegata (Plötz, 1884) - Brazil (Rio de Janeiro), Bolivia
* Diaeus varna Evans, 1953 - Mexico
