Phocides polybius
Phocides polybius, the bloody spot or guava skipper, 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. The species was first described by Johan [Christian Fabricius] in 1793.
Image:Guava skipper (Phocides polybius) [dorsal.jpg|thumb|left|200px]
The wingspan is. There are several generations with adults on wing in February, April, and June to December in southern Texas.
The larvae feed on Psidium species, including Psidium guajava and Psidium cattleianum. Adults probably feed on flower nectar.
Subspecies
- Phocides polybius polybius
- Phocides polybius lilea
- ''Phocides polybius phanias''