Nicephellus

Nicephellus nicephorus
	Figure 8
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Nicephellus; G.T.Austin, 2008
Species:	N. nicephorus
Binomial name
	Nicephellus nicephorus; (Hewitson, 1876)
Synonyms
	Eudamus nicephorus Hewitson, 1876; Dyscophellus nicephorus; Telegonus dexo Mabille, 1888;

Nicephellus is a monotypic genus of Neotropical butterflies in the family Hesperiidae, in which it is placed in tribe Phocidini.^[1]

The sole species of the genus is Nicephellus nicephorus, also called the two-spotted scarlet-eye,^[2] and was originally described in 1876 by William Chapman Hewitson as Eudamus nicephorus.^[3] It is found from southern Mexico to Peru and western Brazil.^[3]

The wingspan is 28–30 mm. The wings are dark brown with red-brown overscaling basad on both wings, with faint pale discal macules on the posterior hindwings (at times extending to the forewings).

Original description[edit]

Austin, George T. (3 March 2008). "Hesperiidae of Rondonia, Brazil: Taxonomic comments on "night" skippers, with descriptions of new genera and species (Lepidoptera: Eudaminae)". Insecta Mundi. 0029.

References[edit]

^ Li, Wenlin; Cong, Qian; Shen, Jinhui; Zhang, Jing; Hallwachs, Winnie; Janzen, Daniel H.; Grishin, Nick V. (26 March 2019). "Genomes of skipper butterflies reveal extensive convergence of wing patterns". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116 (13). Supporting Information: Appendix pp.10–24. Bibcode:2019PNAS..116.6232L. doi:10.1073/pnas.1821304116. PMC 6442542. PMID 30877254.
^ "Nicephellus nicephorus". www.butterfliesofamerica.com. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
^ ^a ^b Austin, George T. (3 March 2008). "Hesperiidae of Rondonia, Brazil: Taxonomic comments on "night" skippers, with descriptions of new genera and species (Lepidoptera: Eudaminae)". Insecta Mundi. 0029. Retrieved 3 September 2022.

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[Li-2019-1] Li, Wenlin; Cong, Qian; Shen, Jinhui; Zhang, Jing; Hallwachs, Winnie; Janzen, Daniel H.; Grishin, Nick V. (26 March 2019). "Genomes of skipper butterflies reveal extensive convergence of wing patterns". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116 (13). Supporting Information: Appendix pp.10–24. Bibcode:2019PNAS..116.6232L. doi:10.1073/pnas.1821304116. PMC 6442542. PMID 30877254.

[2] "Nicephellus nicephorus". www.butterfliesofamerica.com. Retrieved 3 September 2022.

[Austin-2008-3] Austin, George T. (3 March 2008). "Hesperiidae of Rondonia, Brazil: Taxonomic comments on "night" skippers, with descriptions of new genera and species (Lepidoptera: Eudaminae)". Insecta Mundi. 0029. Retrieved 3 September 2022.

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