''Phanus'' is a genus of
butterflies
Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...
in the family
Hesperiidae
Skippers are a group of butterflies placed in the family Hesperiidae within the order Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies). They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea, but have since been placed in the superfamily Papilion ...
, in which it is placed in tribe
Entheini
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 Americ ...
.
Species
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Phanus albiapicalis''
Austin, 1993 Mexico
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Phanus australis''
Miller, 1965 Brazil
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Phanus confusis''
Austin, 1993 Mexico
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Phanus ecitonorum''
Austin, 1993 Brazil
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Phanus grandis''
Austin, 1993 Venezuela
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Phanus marshalli''
(Kirby, 1880) Mexico,
Trinidad
Trinidad is the larger, more populous island of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the country. The island lies off the northeastern coast of Venezuela and sits on the continental shelf of South America. It is the southernmost island in ...
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Phanus obscurior''
Kaye, 1925
**''P. obscurior obscurior'' Trinidad
**''P. obscurior prestoni ''
Miller, 1965 Brazil
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Phanus rilma''
Evans, 1952 Mexico
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Phanus vitreus''
(Stoll, 781
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Mexico, Costa Rica to Suriname,
French Guiana
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References
''Phanus''- Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
Eudaminae
Hesperiidae genera
Taxa named by Jacob Hübner
Taxa described in 1819
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