Dyscophellus nicephorus

Dyscophellus nicephorus

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae

Nicephellus is a monotypic genus of Neotropical butterflies in the family Hesperiidae, in which it is placed in tribe Phocidini. The sole species of the genus is Nicephellus nicephorus, also called the two-spotted scarlet-eye, and was originally described in 1876 by William Chapman Hewitson as Eudamus nicephorus. It is found from southern Mexico to Peru and western Brazil.

Distribution

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Sources and credits

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Dyscophellus nicephorus

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