Carystus phorcus is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in South America.

Carystus phorcus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Carystus
Species:
C. phorcus
Binomial name
Carystus phorcus
(Cramer, 1777)[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio phorcus Cramer, 1777
  • Hesperia marpesia Hewitson, 1868
  • Hesperia claudianus Latreille, [1824]

Subspecies edit

  • Carystus phorcus phorcus - Surinam, Brazil (Amazonas)
  • Carystus phorcus claudianus (Latreille, [1824]) - Brazil

References edit

  1. ^ Carystus, funet.fi