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Nicephellus
Nicephellus is a monotypic genus of Neotropical butterflies in the family Hesperiidae, in which it is placed in tribe Phocidini. The sole species of the genus is Nicephellus nicephorus, also called the two-spotted scarlet-eye, and was originally described in 1876 by William Chapman Hewitson as Eudamus nicephorus. It is found from southern Mexico to Peru and western Brazil.
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Nicephellus is a monotypic genus of Neotropical butterflies in the family Hesperiidae, in which it is placed in tribe Phocidini. The sole species of the genus is Nicephellus nicephorus, also called the two-spotted scarlet-eye, and was originally described in 1876 by William Chapman Hewitson as Eudamus nicephorus. It is found from southern Mexico to Peru and western Brazil.
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