Euriphellus

Euriphellus
Euriphellus euribates polygius (Latreille, [1824]) figure 5 male figure 6 female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Euriphellus G.T.Austin, 2008
Species:	E. euribates
Binomial name
Euriphellus euribates (Stoll, 1872)
Synonyms
Papilio euribates Stoll, 1872 Dyscophellus euribates Papilio nicias Fabricius, 1787 Telegonus hesus Westwood, [1852] Eudamus etias Hewitson, 1867 Telegonus gaurus Plötz, 1882 Telegonus tychios Plötz, 1882 Hesperia polygius Latreille, [1824]

Euriphellus is a monotypic Neotropical butterfly genus in the family Hesperiidae (Eudaminae). The genus was separated from Dyscophellus by George Traut Austin in 2008. The single species in the genus is Euriphellus euribates.

The wingspan is 28–30 mm. The forewings are tawny brown, with three large yellow-orange discal partially translucent macules and two to three translucent subapical macules of the same colour. The hindwings have a small area of shiny scales. Adults are crepuscular.

Subspecies

• Euriphellus euribates euribates (from Costa Rica south to Bolivia and southern Brazil)
• Euriphellus euribates polygius (Latreille, [1824])

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)"