• Local names

• Language	Vernacular name
  English	Metallescens Skipper

• Synonyms and other combinations

• Latin name	Author
  Polythrix metallescens	Mabille, 1888

• Ectomis (E.) metallescens is a member of the clade Polythrix octomaculata:

• Species	Author
  Ectomis (E.) auginus	(Hewitson, 1867)
  Ectomis (E.) caunus	(Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)
  Ectomis (E.) ceculus	(Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)
  Ectomis (E.) eudoxus	(Stoll, 1781)
  Ectomis (E.) kanshul	(Shuey, 1991)
  Ectomis (E.) maizae	(Hellebuyck, 1998)
  Ectomis (E.) metallescens	(Mabille, 1888)
  Ectomis (E.) minvanes	(R. Williams, 1926)
  Ectomis (E.) octomaculata	(Sepp, [1844])

• Links

• Language	Website	Authors
  	Butterflies of America	A.Warren, K.Davis, M.Stangeland

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