Euriphellus euribates

Euriphellus euribates is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae.^[1]

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

Description

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.

Distribution and habitat

Euriphellus euribates is found from Costa Rica southwards to Bolivia and southern Brazil.