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Fiery Scarlet-eye
Jean-Michel Maes, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Butterflies & moths

Fiery Scarlet-eye

Dyscophellus porcius (C.Felder & R.Felder, 1862)

Names

EnglishFiery Scarlet-eye
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese—
Sranan Tongokapelka (general name for the group)
Scientific nameDyscophellus porcius (C.Felder & R.Felder, 1862)

About this species

The Fiery Scarlet-eye (Dyscophellus porcius) is a species of the family Hesperiidae. It has been recorded in Suriname 4 times (GBIF), between 2011 and 2019. iNaturalist users have shared 3 observations from Suriname. Records come mainly from Sipaliwini and Para.

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyHesperiidae
GenusDyscophellus

In Suriname

4Records in Suriname
3iNaturalist observations
2011First record
2019Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini3
  • Para1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Sources & credits

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