Nicephellus

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Nicephellus nicephorus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Nicephellus
G.T.Austin, 2008
Species:
N. nicephorus
Binomial name
Nicephellus nicephorus
(Hewitson, 1876)
Synonyms
  • Eudamus nicephorusHewitson, 1876
  • Dyscophellus nicephorus
  • Telegonus dexoMabille, 1888

Nicephellus is a monotypic genus of Neotropical butterflies in the family Hesperiidae, in which it is placed in tribe Phocidini. [1]

The sole species of the genus is Nicephellus nicephorus, also called the two-spotted scarlet-eye, [2] and was originally described in 1876 by William Chapman Hewitson as Eudamus nicephorus. [3] It is found from southern Mexico to Peru and western Brazil. [3]

Original description

Austin, George T. (3 March 2008). "Hesperiidae of Rondonia, Brazil: Taxonomic comments on "night" skippers, with descriptions of new genera and species (Lepidoptera: Eudaminae)". Insecta Mundi. 0029.

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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.
  2. "Nicephellus nicephorus". www.butterfliesofamerica.com. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  3. 1 2 Austin, George T. (3 March 2008). "Hesperiidae of Rondonia, Brazil: Taxonomic comments on "night" skippers, with descriptions of new genera and species (Lepidoptera: Eudaminae)". Insecta Mundi. 0029. Retrieved 3 September 2022.