Euriphellus

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| image = Annales des sciences naturelles (1912) (18220971539).jpg

| image_caption = E. e. polygius figure 5 male figure 6 female

| taxon = Euriphellus

| authority = G.T.Austin, 2008

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Euriphellus is a genus of Neotropical butterflies in the family Hesperiidae, in which it is placed in the tribe Phocidini.{{cite journal |last1=Li |first1=Wenlin |last2=Cong |first2=Qian |last3=Shen |first3=Jinhui |last4=Zhang |first4=Jing |last5=Hallwachs |first5=Winnie |last6=Janzen |first6=Daniel H. |last7=Grishin |first7=Nick V. |title=Genomes of skipper butterflies reveal extensive convergence of wing patterns |journal=Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences |date=26 March 2019 |volume=116 |issue=13 |doi=10.1073/pnas.1821304116 |pmid=30877254 |bibcode=2019PNAS..116.6232L |at=Supporting Information: Appendix pp.10–24|doi-access=free |pmc=6442542 }} The genus was separated from Dyscophellus by George Traut Austin in 2008, and originally contained a single species, Euriphellus euribates. Since then, several other species have been transferred to the genus.

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Euriphellus:

References

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  • Austin, George T., 2008, Insecta Mundi 0029: 1-36. Full article: "[http://www.fsca-dpi.org/insectamundi2008/0029Austin.pdf Hesperiidae of Rondônia, Brazil: Taxonomic comments on “night” skippers, with descriptions of new genera and species (Lepidoptera: Eudaminae)]"

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Category:Eudaminae

Category:Hesperiidae genera

Category:Taxa described in 2008

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