Phocides pigmalion (Cramer, 1779) is a animal in the Hesperiidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Phocides pigmalion (Cramer, 1779)
Phocides pigmalion, the pigmalion skipper, is a Hesperiidae butterfly ranging from Central America to Argentina with past taxonomic confusion.
Phocides pigmalion, commonly known as the pigmalion skipper, is a butterfly species belonging to the family Hesperiidae. Its range extends from Central America to Argentina. Historically, there has been taxonomic confusion between this species and related lineages that are now classified as Phocides batabano or Phocides bicolora.
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Euphyes dukesi (Lindsey, 1923)
Parnara naso monasi (Trimen, 1889)
Carcharodus alceae (Esper, 1780)
Pelopidas assamensis (de Nicéville, 1882)
Achlyodes busirus (Stoll, 1782)
Parnara ganga Evans, 1937
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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