''Phareas'' is a genus of
skippers in the 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 ...
, within 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 Ameri ...
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Species
The following species are recognised in the genus ''Phareas'':
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Phareas burnsi
''Phareas'' is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae, within 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 s ...
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Grishin, 2013
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Phareas coeleste''
Westwood, 1852
References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
Eudaminae
Hesperiidae genera
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