Perichares | |
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William John Swainson's original figure of Perichares haworthiana | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Tribe: | Pericharini |
Genus: | Perichares Scudder, 1872 |
Synonyms | |
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Perichares is a Neotropical genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Actinote is a genus of butterflies from South America of the subfamily Heliconiinae in the family Nymphalidae. Males interact with or without physical contact to contest the possession of mating sites. The winner in such interactions often has larger body size and is the individual that previously occupied the territory.
Parides klagesi is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It was thought to be endemic to Venezuela before being discovered in Brazil. A recent, freely available article by Olaf Mielke and Mirna Casagrande (2007) summarizes the known geographical distribution of the species. Because of the prior CITES listing and apparent rarity, this species was placed in the endangered species list for the northern Brazilian state of Pará.
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Callicore is a genus of nymphalid butterfly found in the Neotropical realm. This genus, like some related ones, was formerly lumped together as the paraphyletic Catagramma assemblage.
Drephalys is a Neotropical butterfly genus in the family Hesperiidae, in which it is placed in tribe Entheini.
Iliana is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae. It was first described in 1937 by Ernest Layton Bell, with Iliana romulus as the type species. Species of the genus have a neotropical distribution.
Mysarbia is a Neotropical genus of firetips in the family Hesperiidae. The genus is monotypic containing the single species Mysarbia sejanus.
Phocides is a genus of butterflies in the skipper family, Hesperiidae, in which it is placed in tribe Phocidini, of which it is the namesake genus.
Psoralis is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Telemiades is a genus of Neotropical butterflies in the family Hesperiidae.
Aguna is a genus of Neotropical skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae (Eudaminae).
Arsenura pandora is a moth of the family Saturniidae. It is known from Brazil. One of Arsenura pandora's close relatives is Arsenura armida, which is also found in Brazil.
Zaretis is a Neotropical nymphalid butterfly genus in the subfamily Charaxinae.
Parides tros is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It is found in the Neotropical realm where it is endemic to Brazil.
Taguaiba servius is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Brazil, where it has been recorded from Baixo Guandu in Espírito Santo and from Jitaúna in Bahia. It is probably also present in Minas Gerais.
Taguaiba fulginia is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the southeastern Brazilian states of Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo at altitudes ranging from sea level to 250 metres (820 ft).
Symmachia estellina is a butterfly species in the family Riodinidae. It is present in French Guiana and Brazil.
Sarbia is a Neotropical genus of firetips in the family Hesperiidae.
Zaretis itys, the skeletonized leafwing or leaf wing butterfly, is a Neotropical nymphalid butterfly genus in the subfamily Charaxinae.
Vanima is a genus of butterflies belonging to the family Nymphalidae.