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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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Photography ID: 141986
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Termas de Arapey
Salto
Uruguay
02/11/2015
Mauricio Silvera



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
41330811/02/2015UruguaySaltoTermas de ArapeyMauricio Silvera
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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.