''Phocides'' is a genus of

butterflies Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...

in the skipper 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 ...

, in 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 ...

, of which it is the namesake genus. The distribution of the genus is primarily Neotropical, but a few species occur in the Nearctic.

Species

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Phocides belus ''Phocides belus'', the beautiful beamer or Belus skipper, is a skipper in the family Hesperiidae. It is found from Mexico to Costa Rica. Strays have been reported as far north as Texas. The wings have a powder-blue hue. Last instar An inst ...

'' Godman & Salvin,

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Phocides charon ''Phocides'' is a genus of butterflies in the skipper family, Hesperiidae, in which it is placed in tribe Phocidini, of which it is the namesake genus. The distribution of the genus is primarily Neotropical, but a few species occur in the N ...

'' (C. & R. Felder, 1859) Brazil, Paraguay * ''

Phocides distans ''Phocides'' is a genus of butterflies in the skipper family, Hesperiidae, in which it is placed in tribe Phocidini, of which it is the namesake genus. The distribution of the genus is primarily Neotropical, but a few species occur in the N ...

'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) ** ''P. distans distans'' Venezuela ** ''P. distans licinus'' (Möschler, 1879)

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, Panama ** ''P. distans silva'' Evans, 1952 Peru * ''

Phocides johnsoni ''Phocides'' is a genus of butterflies in the skipper family, Hesperiidae, in which it is placed in tribe Phocidini, of which it is the namesake genus. The distribution of the genus is primarily Neotropical, but a few species occur in the N ...

'' Bell, 1947 Colombia * ''

Phocides lincea ''Phocides'' is a genus of butterflies in the skipper family, Hesperiidae, in which it is placed in tribe Phocidini, of which it is the namesake genus. The distribution of the genus is primarily Neotropical, but a few species occur in the N ...

'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) ** ''P. lincea lincea '' Brazil ** ''P. lincea perkinsi'' (Kaye, 1931) Jamaica * ''

Phocides metrodorus ''Phocides'' is a genus of butterflies in the skipper family, Hesperiidae, in which it is placed in tribe Phocidini, of which it is the namesake genus. The distribution of the genus is primarily Neotropical, but a few species occur in the N ...

'' Bell, 1932 ** ''P. metrodorus metrodorus'' Colombia ** ''P. metrodorus metron'' Evans, 1952 Paraguay ** ''P. metrodorus nigrescens '' Bell, 1938 Colombia * ''

Phocides novalis ''Phocides'' is a genus of butterflies in the skipper family, Hesperiidae, in which it is placed in tribe Phocidini, of which it is the namesake genus. The distribution of the genus is primarily Neotropical, but a few species occur in the N ...

'' Evans, 1952 Peru * ''

Phocides oreides ''Phocides'' is a genus of butterflies in the skipper family, Hesperiidae, in which it is placed in tribe Phocidini, of which it is the namesake genus. The distribution of the genus is primarily Neotropical, but a few species occur in the N ...

'' (Hewitson, 875 Peru,

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** ''P. oreides colombiana'' Bell, 1938 Colombia * ''

Phocides padrona ''Phocides'' is a genus of butterflies in the skipper family, Hesperiidae, in which it is placed in tribe Phocidini, of which it is the namesake genus. The distribution of the genus is primarily Neotropical, but a few species occur in the Nea ...

'' Evans, 1952 Peru * '' Phocides partia'' Evans, 1952 Peru * '' Phocides perillus'' (Mabille, 1888) Colombia * ''

Phocides pialia ''Phocides'' is a genus of butterflies in the skipper family, Hesperiidae, in which it is placed in tribe Phocidini, of which it is the namesake genus. The distribution of the genus is primarily Neotropical, but a few species occur in the Nea ...

'' (Hewitson, 1857) Mexico to Brazil ** ''P. pialia pialia'' Brazil ** ''P. pialia intermedia'' Mielke, 1992 Brazil (Minas Gerais) ** ''P. pialia maximus'' (Mabille, 1888) Brazil * ''

Phocides pigmalion ''Phocides pigmalion'', the mangrove skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the United States from coast to coast in peninsular Florida and the Florida Keys, south through the West Indies and Mexico to Argentina. Stra ...

'' (Cramer,

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– mangrove skipper – south Florida to Argentina, Antilles, Colombia, Mexico ** ''P. pigmalion bicolora'' (Boddaert, 1783) ** ''P. pigmalion batabano'' (Lucas, 1857) Cuba, Tropical America ** ''P. pigmalion okeechobee'' (Worthington, 1881) Florida ** ''P. pigmalion hewitsonius '' (Mabille, 1883) Brazil (Amazonas), Peru,

** ''P. pigmalion batabanoides'' (Holland, 1903) Bahamas * ''

Phocides polybius ''Phocides polybius'', the bloody spot or guava skipper, is a species of butterfly in the skipper family, Hesperiidae, that is native to the Americas. It is found from the lower Rio Grande Valley of southern Texas in the United States south throu ...

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, 1793) – guava skipper – south Texas, Mexico to Argentina, Central America, South America ** ''P. polybius polybius''

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** ''P. polybius lilea'' (Reakirt,

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Texas, Mexico to Colombia, Brazil ** ''P. polybius phanias'' (Burmeister, 1880) Argentina, Brazil * '' Phocides thermus'' (Mabille, 1883) Central America ** ''P. thermus thermus'' Colombia ** ''P. thermus valgus'' (Mabille, 1883) French Guiana ** ''P. thermus bellina '' Evans, 1952 Ecuador * ''

Phocides urania ''Phocides'' is a genus of butterflies in the skipper family, Hesperiidae, in which it is placed in tribe Phocidini, of which it is the namesake genus. The distribution of the genus is primarily Neotropical, but a few species occur in the Nea ...

'' (Westwood,

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** ''P. urania urania'' Mexico, Texas ** ''P. urania vida'' (Butler, 1872)

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, Panama * ''

Phocides vulcanides ''Phocides'' is a genus of butterflies in the skipper family, Hesperiidae, in which it is placed in tribe Phocidini, of which it is the namesake genus. The distribution of the genus is primarily Neotropical, but a few species occur in the Ne ...

'' Röber, 1925 Colombia * '' Phocides yokhara'' (Butler, 1870) ** ''P. yokhara yokhara '' Peru ** ''P. yokhara charonotis'' (Hewitson, 1874)

, Peru ** ''P. yokhara dryas '' Le Cerf, 1922 Peru ** ''P. yokhara inca '' Le Cerf, 1922 Peru

References

Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database

Phocides at funet

External links

Images representing ''Phocides'' at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
Eudaminae Hesperiidae of South America Hesperiidae genera Taxa named by Jacob Hübner {{Hesperiidae-stub