Euriphellus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Tribe: | Phocidini |
| Genus: | Euriphellus G.T.Austin, 2008 |
Euriphellus is a genus of Neotropical butterflies in the family Hesperiidae, in which it is placed in the tribe Phocidini.[1] The genus was separated from Dyscophellus by George Traut Austin in 2008, and originally contained a single species, Euriphellus euribates. Since then, several other species have been transferred to the genus.[1]
Species
[edit | edit source]The following species are recognised in the genus Euriphellus:[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])
References
[edit | edit source]- 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)"
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