Phocides belus, the beautiful beamer or Belus skipper, is a skipper in the family Hesperiidae. It is found from Mexico to Costa Rica. Strays have been reported as far north as Texas.[1][2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Phocides |
| Species: | P. belus
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The wings have a powder-blue hue.[4]
Last instar larvae reach a length of 38 mm. They are mostly uniform white with a light brown head capsule. They feed on Thouinidium decandrum.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Phocides belus Godman & Salvin, 1890". Butterflies of America. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
- ^ "Attributes of Phocides belus". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
- ^ "Phocides". Tree Of Life. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
- ^ "Belus Skipper or Beautiful Beamer, PHOCIDES BELUS". Backyard Nature. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
- ^ "Phocides belus (immatures)". Butterflies of America. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
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