Phareas Explained

Phareas is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae, within which it is placed in tribe Phocidini.^[1]

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Phareas:^[1]

• Phareas burnsi Grishin, 2013
• Phareas coeleste Westwood, 1852

References

• Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database

Notes and References

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