Euriphellus
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| Genus: | Euriphellus G.T.Austin, 2008
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| Species: | E. euribates
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| Euriphellus euribates (Stoll, 1872)
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Euriphellus is a monotypic Neotropical butterfly genus in the family Hesperiidae, in which it is placed to genus Phocidini.[1] The genus was separated from Dyscophellus by George Traut Austin in 2008, originally containing a single species, Euriphellus euribates. Since then, several other species have been transferred to the genus.[1]
Species
As of Li 2019, the full species list of the genus is as follows:[1]
- Euriphellus lama (Evans, 1952)
- Euriphellus phraxanor (Hewitson, 1876)
- Euriphellus mena (Evans, 1952)
- Euriphellus marian (Evans, 1952)
- Euriphellus euribates (Stoll, 1872)
- Euriphellus polygius (Latreille, [1824])
Euriphellus euribates
The wingspan is 28–30 mm. The forewings are tawny brown, with three large yellow-orange discal partially translucent macules and two to three translucent subapical macules of the same colour. The hindwings have a small area of shiny scales. Adults are crepuscular.(from Costa Rica south to Bolivia and southern Brazil)
References
- ^ a b c Li, Wenlin; Cong, Qian; Shen, Jinhui; Zhang, Jing; Hallwachs, Winnie; Janzen, Daniel H.; Grishin, Nick V. (26 March 2019). "Genomes of skipper butterflies reveal extensive convergence of wing patterns". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116 (13). Supporting Information: Appendix pp.10–24. doi:10.1073/pnas.1821304116. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- Austin, George T., 2008, Insecta Mundi 0029: 1-36. Full article: "Hesperiidae of Rondônia, Brazil: Taxonomic comments on “night” skippers, with descriptions of new genera and species (Lepidoptera: Eudaminae)"Error: "Q20683299" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.
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