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Phocides polybius

Phocides polybius

Saltarín Sangrante

Family: Hesperiidae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia

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Phocides polybius, the bloody spot or guava skipper, is a species of butterfly in the skipper family, Hesperiidae, that is native to the Americas. It is found from the lower Rio Grande Valley of southern Texas in the United States south through Mexico and Central America to Argentina. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1793.

The wingspan is . There are several generations with adults on wing in February, April, and June to December in southern Texas.

The larvae feed on Psidium species, including Psidium guajava and Psidium cattleianum. Adults probably feed on flower nectar.

Subspecies: 
  • Phocides polybius polybius (Suriname, Guyana)
  • Phocides polybius lilea (Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas, Mexico to Colombia, Brazil)
  • Phocides polybius phanias (Argentina, Brazil)

Source: Wikipedia, article Phocides polybius. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 15/07/2026.





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Foto
Photography ID: 366943
  Adult

City Bell
Buenos Aires
Argentina
12/08/2019
Roberto Battaglia
Foto
Photography ID: 19633
  Adult

City Bell
Buenos Aires
Argentina
11/20/2012
José Luis Lamela
Foto
Photography ID: 16903
  Adult

City Bell
Buenos Aires
Argentina
11/28/2010
José Luis Lamela



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
114432308/12/2019ArgentinaBuenos AiresCity BellRoberto Battaglia
5345920/11/2012ArgentinaBuenos AiresCity BellJosé Luis Lamela
4528228/11/2010ArgentinaBuenos AiresCity BellJosé Luis Lamela
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Phocides polybius – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 14/09/2026.