''Euriphellus'' is a genus of
Neotropical butterflies in the family
Hesperiidae
Skippers are a family of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) named the Hesperiidae. Being diurnal, they are generally called butterflies. They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea; however, the most recent taxonomy ...
, in which it is placed in the tribe
Phocidini.
The genus was separated from ''
Dyscophellus
''Dyscophellus'' is a genus of largely Neotropical butterflies in the family Hesperiidae. The genus has been the subject of recent revisions based on genome analysis. It is currently placed in tribe (biology), tribe Phocidini within the subfamily ...
'' by
George Traut Austin in 2008, and originally contained a single species, ''Euriphellus euribates''. Since then, several other species have been transferred to the genus.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Euriphellus'':
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Euriphellus lama''
(Evans, 1952)
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Euriphellus phraxanor
''Euriphellus'' is a genus of Neotropical butterflies in the family Hesperiidae, in which it is placed in the tribe Phocidini. The genus was separated from ''Dyscophellus'' by George Traut Austin in 2008, and originally contained a single species ...
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(Hewitson, 1876)
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Euriphellus mena''
(Evans, 1952)
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Euriphellus marian
''Euriphellus'' is a genus of Neotropical butterflies in the family Hesperiidae, in which it is placed in the tribe Phocidini. The genus was separated from ''Dyscophellus'' by George Traut Austin in 2008, and originally contained a single speci ...
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(Evans, 1952)
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Euriphellus euribates
''Euriphellus euribates'' is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae.
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 tra ...
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(Stoll, 1872)
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Euriphellus polygius''
(Latreille, 824
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Events
By place
Europe
* November 11 – The '' Constitutio Romana'' establishes the authority of the ...
References
*Austin, George T., 2008, ''Insecta Mundi'' 0029: 1-36. Full article:
Hesperiidae of Rondônia, Brazil: Taxonomic comments on “night” skippers, with descriptions of new genera and species (Lepidoptera: Eudaminae)
Eudaminae
Hesperiidae genera
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