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, [1781]) Guiana, Guyane, Suriname, Colombia, Brazil, Peru, Trinidad
• Astraptes janeira (Schaus, 1902) Brazil, Suriname, Colombia, Paraguay