Euriphellus euribates

Euriphellus euribates
	Euriphellus euribates polygius figure 5 male figure 6 female
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Euriphellus
Species:	E. euribates
Binomial name
	Euriphellus euribates; (Stoll, 1872)
Synonyms
	List Papilio euribates Stoll, 1872; Dyscophellus euribates (Stoll, 1872); Papilio nicias Fabricius, 1787; Telegonus hesus Westwood, [1852]; Eudamus etias Hewitson, 1867; Telegonus gaurus Plötz, 1882; Telegonus tychios Plötz, 1882; Hesperia polygius Latreille, [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

^ 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] 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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