Southern Guava Skipper

Phocides polybius

"Phocides polybius" 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. Common names include Bloody Spot and Guava Skipper.
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Appearance

The wingspan is 42–63 mm. There are several generations with adults on wing in February, April, and June to December in southern Texas.
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Naming

*"Phocides polybius polybius"
⤷ "Phocides polybius lilea"
⤷ "Phocides polybius phanias"
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Food

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

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyHesperiidae
GenusPhocides
SpeciesP. polybius
Photographed in
Brazil
Trinidad and Tobago