Euriphellus euribates

Euriphellus euribates
Euriphellus euribates polygius figure 5 male figure 6 female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Euriphellus
Species:	E. euribates
Binomial name
Euriphellus euribates (Stoll, 1872)
Synonyms
List Papilio euribatesStoll, 1872 Dyscophellus euribates(Stoll, 1872) Papilio niciasFabricius, 1787 Telegonus hesusWestwood, [1852] Eudamus etiasHewitson, 1867 Telegonus gaurusPlötz, 1882 Telegonus tychiosPlötz, 1882 Hesperia polygiusLatreille, [1824]

Euriphellus euribates is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. ^[1]

Description

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.

Distribution and habitat

Euriphellus euribates is found from Costa Rica southwards to Bolivia and southern Brazil.

References

1. 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. Bibcode:2019PNAS..116.6232L. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1821304116 . PMC   6442542 . PMID   30877254.