Epargyreus
Epargyreus clarus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Subtribe: Eudamina
Genus: Epargyreus
Hübner, [1819]
Species

Several, see text

Synonyms
  • Eridamus Burmeister, 1875

Epargyreus is the genus of flasher butterflies, in the subfamily Eudaminae of skipper butterflies. The species are found in the Nearctic and Neotropical realms.

Taxonomy

Etymology

The genus name is derived from Greek argyros "silver", referring to the white spot on the ventral hindwing.[1]

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Epargyreus:[2]

  • Epargyreus antaeus (Hewitson, 1867) - Jamaica
  • Epargyreus aspina Evans, 1952 - Mexico, Colombia
  • Epargyreus barisses (Hewitson, 1874) - Brazil
    • E. barisses barisses (Hewitson, 1874) - Bolivia, Peru
    • E. barisses argentina Mabille, 1903 - Argentina
  • Epargyreus brodkorbi Freeman, 1969 - Mexico
  • Epargyreus clarus (Cramer, [1775]) – silver-spotted skipper – Canada to South America
    • E. clarus clarus (Cramer, [1775]) - southern Canada, U.S., Mexico
    • E. clarus huachuca Dixon, 1955 - Mexico, Arizona
    • E. clarus californicus MacNeill, 1975 - British Columbia to California, Mexico
    • E. clarus profugus Austin, 1998
  • Epargyreus clavicornis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)
    • E. clavicornis clavicornis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) - Central America
    • E. clavicornis gaumeri Godman & Salvin, 1893 - Honduras
    • E. clavicornis tenda Evans, 1955 - Mexico, Colombia
  • Epargyreus cruza Evans, 1952 - Mexico
  • Epargyreus deleoni Freeman, 1977 - Mexico
  • Epargyreus dicta Evans, 1952 - Bolivia
  • Epargyreus enispe (Hewitson, 1867) - Colombia, Brazil
    • E. enispe enispe (Hewitson, 1874) - Brazil
    • E. enispe elta Evans, 1952 - Bolivia
  • Epargyreus exadeus (Cramer, [1780]) – broken silverdrop – Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Suriname, Brazil, Argentina, Trinidad
  • Epargyreus nutra Evans, 1952 - Colombia
  • Epargyreus orizaba Scudder, 1872 - Mexico, Guatemala
  • Epargyreus pseudexadeus Westwood, 1852 - Brazil (Minas Gerais)
  • Epargyreus socus (Hübner, [1825])
    • E. socus socus (Hübner, [1825])
    • E. socus chota Evans, 1952 - Trinidad
    • E. socus sinus Evans, 1952 - Brazil (Pará)
  • Epargyreus spanna Evans, 1952 - Dominican Republic
  • Epargyreus spina Evans, 1952
    • E. spina spina Evans, 1952 - Mexico, Colombia
    • E. spina verruga Evans, 1952 - Peru
  • Epargyreus spinosa Evans, 1952 - Mexico
  • Epargyreus spinta Evans, 1952 - Colombia
  • Epargyreus tmolis (Burmeister, 1875) - Argentina, Paraguay
  • Epargyreus windi Freeman, 1969 - Mexico
  • Epargyreus zestos (Geyer, 1832) – zestos skipper – Antilles, Florida
    • E. zestos zestos (Geyer, 1832) Florida, Saint Thomas
    • E. zestos inaguarum Clench & Bjorndal, 1980 Bahamas[3]

References

  1. ↑ Jon Shepard; Crispin Guppy (2011). Butterflies of British Columbia. UBC Press. p. 87. ISBN 9780774844376.
  2. ↑ Li, Wenlin; Cong, Qian; Shen, Jinhui; Zhang, Jing; Hallwachs, Winnie; Janzen, Daniel H.; Grishin, Nick V. (26 March 2019). "Genomes of skipper butterflies reveal extensive convergence of wing patterns". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116 (13). Supporting Information: Appendix pp.10–24. Bibcode:2019PNAS..116.6232L. doi:10.1073/pnas.1821304116. PMC 6442542. PMID 30877254.
  3. ↑ Funet
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