''Nicephellus'' is a
monotypic 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 tribe
Phocidini
The Eudaminae are a subfamily of skipper butterflies (family Hesperiidae). Their original type genus ''Eudamus'' is today a junior synonym of ''Urbanus''. They are largely found in the Neotropics, with some extending into temperate North Ameri ...
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The sole species of the genus is ''Nicephellus nicephorus'', also called the two-spotted scarlet-eye,
and was originally described in 1876 by
William Chapman Hewitson as ''Eudamus nicephorus''.
It is found from southern Mexico to Peru and western Brazil.
The
wingspan is 28–30 mm. The wings are dark brown with red-brown overscaling basad on both wings, with faint pale discal macules on the posterior hindwings (at times extending to the forewings).
Original description
References
Eudaminae
Monotypic butterfly genera
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