''Phocides'' is a genus of

butterflies Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprises t ...

in the skipper 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 Amer ...

, of which it is the namesake genus. The distribution of the genus is primarily

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, but a few species occur in the

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Species

* '' Phocides belus'' Godman & Salvin, 893/small>

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Phocides charon ''Phocides'' is a genus of butterflies in the skipper family, Hesperiidae, in which it is placed in tribe Phocidini, of which it is the namesake genus. The distribution of the genus is primarily Neotropical, but a few species occur in the Near ...

'' (C. & R. Felder, 1859)

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* '' Phocides distans'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) ** ''P. distans distans''

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** ''P. distans licinus'' (Möschler, 1879) Colombia,

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** ''P. distans silva'' Evans, 1952

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Phocides johnsoni ''Phocides'' is a genus of butterflies in the skipper family, Hesperiidae, in which it is placed in tribe Phocidini, of which it is the namesake genus. The distribution of the genus is primarily Neotropical, but a few species occur in the Near ...

'' Bell, 1947 Colombia * ''

Phocides lincea ''Phocides'' is a genus of butterflies in the skipper family, Hesperiidae, in which it is placed in tribe Phocidini, of which it is the namesake genus. The distribution of the genus is primarily Neotropical, but a few species occur in the Ne ...

'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) ** ''P. lincea lincea '' Brazil ** ''P. lincea perkinsi'' (Kaye, 1931)

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Phocides metrodorus ''Phocides'' is a genus of butterflies in the skipper family, Hesperiidae, in which it is placed in tribe Phocidini, of which it is the namesake genus. The distribution of the genus is primarily Neotropical, but a few species occur in the Near ...

'' Bell, 1932 ** ''P. metrodorus metrodorus'' Colombia ** ''P. metrodorus metron'' Evans, 1952 Paraguay ** ''P. metrodorus nigrescens '' Bell, 1938 Colombia * ''

Phocides novalis ''Phocides'' is a genus of butterflies in the skipper family, Hesperiidae, in which it is placed in tribe Phocidini, of which it is the namesake genus. The distribution of the genus is primarily Neotropical, but a few species occur in the Near ...

'' Evans, 1952 Peru * ''

Phocides oreides ''Phocides'' is a genus of butterflies in the skipper family, Hesperiidae, in which it is placed in tribe Phocidini, of which it is the namesake genus. The distribution of the genus is primarily Neotropical, but a few species occur in the Near ...

'' (Hewitson, 875 Peru,

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** ''P. oreides colombiana'' Bell, 1938 Colombia * ''

Phocides padrona ''Phocides'' is a genus of butterflies in the skipper family, Hesperiidae, in which it is placed in tribe Phocidini, of which it is the namesake genus. The distribution of the genus is primarily Neotropical, but a few species occur in the Nea ...

'' Evans, 1952 Peru * ''

Phocides partia ''Phocides'' is a genus of butterflies in the skipper family, Hesperiidae, in which it is placed in tribe Phocidini, of which it is the namesake genus. The distribution of the genus is primarily Neotropical, but a few species occur in the Ne ...

'' Evans, 1952 Peru * ''

Phocides perillus ''Phocides'' is a genus of butterflies in the skipper family, Hesperiidae, in which it is placed in tribe Phocidini, of which it is the namesake genus. The distribution of the genus is primarily Neotropical, but a few species occur in the Ne ...

'' (Mabille, 1888) Colombia * ''

Phocides pialia ''Phocides'' is a genus of butterflies in the skipper family, Hesperiidae, in which it is placed in tribe Phocidini, of which it is the namesake genus. The distribution of the genus is primarily Neotropical, but a few species occur in the Nea ...

'' (Hewitson, 1857) Mexico to Brazil ** ''P. pialia pialia'' Brazil ** ''P. pialia intermedia'' Mielke, 1992 Brazil (Minas Gerais) ** ''P. pialia maximus'' (Mabille, 1888) Brazil * '' Phocides pigmalion'' (Cramer, 779 – mangrove skipper – south

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, Colombia, Mexico ** ''P. pigmalion bicolora'' (Boddaert, 1783) ** ''P. pigmalion batabano'' (Lucas, 1857)

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, Tropical America ** ''P. pigmalion okeechobee'' (Worthington, 1881)

** ''P. pigmalion hewitsonius '' (Mabille, 1883) Brazil (Amazonas), Peru,

** ''P. pigmalion batabanoides'' (Holland, 1903)

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Phocides polybius ''Phocides polybius'', the bloody spot or guava skipper, is a species of butterfly in the skipper family, Hesperiidae, that is native to the Americas. It is found from the lower Rio Grande Valley of southern Texas in the United States south throu ...

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, 1793) – guava skipper – south

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, Mexico to Argentina, Central America, South America ** ''P. polybius polybius''

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, Guyana ** ''P. polybius lilea'' (Reakirt, 867

, Mexico to Colombia, Brazil ** ''P. polybius phanias'' (Burmeister, 1880)

, Brazil * ''

Phocides thermus ''Phocides'' is a genus of butterflies in the skipper family, Hesperiidae, in which it is placed in tribe Phocidini, of which it is the namesake genus. The distribution of the genus is primarily Neotropical, but a few species occur in the Ne ...

'' (Mabille, 1883)

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** ''P. thermus thermus'' Colombia ** ''P. thermus valgus'' (Mabille, 1883)

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** ''P. thermus bellina '' Evans, 1952

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Phocides urania ''Phocides'' is a genus of butterflies in the skipper family, Hesperiidae, in which it is placed in tribe Phocidini, of which it is the namesake genus. The distribution of the genus is primarily Neotropical, but a few species occur in the Nea ...

'' (Westwood, 852 ** ''P. urania urania'' Mexico,

** ''P. urania vida'' (Butler, 1872) Costa Rica,

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Phocides vulcanides ''Phocides'' is a genus of butterflies in the skipper family, Hesperiidae, in which it is placed in tribe Phocidini, of which it is the namesake genus. The distribution of the genus is primarily Neotropical, but a few species occur in the Ne ...

'' Röber, 1925 Colombia * ''

Phocides yokhara ''Phocides'' is a genus of Butterfly, butterflies in the skipper family, Skipper (butterfly), Hesperiidae, in which it is placed in tribe Phocidini, of which it is the namesake genus. The distribution of the genus is primarily Neotropical, but ...

'' (Butler, 1870) ** ''P. yokhara yokhara '' Peru ** ''P. yokhara charonotis'' (Hewitson, 1874)

, Peru ** ''P. yokhara dryas '' Le Cerf, 1922 Peru ** ''P. yokhara inca '' Le Cerf, 1922 Peru

References

Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database

Phocides at funet

External links

Images representing ''Phocides'' at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
Eudaminae Hesperiidae of South America Hesperiidae genera Taxa named by Jacob Hübner {{Hesperiidae-stub