Phareas

Phareas
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Tribe:	Phocidini
Genus:	Phareas ; Westwood, [1852]
Synonyms
	GrynopsisWatson, 1893;

Last updated December 14, 2025

Phareas is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae, within which it is placed in tribe Phocidini.^[1]

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Phareas:^[1]

Phareas burnsi Grishin, 2013
Phareas coeleste Westwood, 1852

References

1 2 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.

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[Li-2019-1] 1 2 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.

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