Phocides belus: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Hesperiidae
- Genus
- Phocides
- Species
- Phocides belus
- Scientific Name
- Phocides belus
Summary description from Wikipedia:
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 larvae reach a length of 38 mm. They are mostly uniform white with a light brown head capsule. They feed on Thouinidium decandrum.
...Phocides belus in languages:
- English
- Belus Skipper
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