''Phocides pigmalion'', the pigmalion skipper is a

butterfly 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 ...

of 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 ...

. It is found in the from Central America to Argentina. There is historical confusion with lineages that are subsequently treated as ''

Phocides batabano '' Phocides batabano'', including the mangrove skipper, is a skipper in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in North America, namely in the United States from coast to coast in peninsular Florida and the Florida Keys, Cuba and adjacent regions l ...

'' or ''

Phocides bicolora '' Phocides bicolora'', the Hispaniolan mangrove skipper, is a skipper 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 p ...

''.

Subspecies

* ''Phocides pigmalion pigmalion'' (Surinam, Colombia, Peru, Brazil) * ''Pocides pigmalion hewitsonius'' (Brazil (Amazonas), Peru, Bolivia)

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Eudaminae Butterflies described in 1779 Hesperiidae of South America Taxa named by Pieter Cramer Butterflies of Central America Butterflies of Cuba Lepidoptera of the United States Lepidoptera of Mexico Lepidoptera of Colombia Lepidoptera of Peru Lepidoptera of Brazil Lepidoptera of Bolivia Fauna of the Bahamas Lepidoptera of Argentina {{Hesperiidae-stub