Ephyriades
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| Ephyriades | |
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| Ephyriades arcas | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Subfamily: | Pyrginae |
| Tribe: | Erynnini |
| Genus: | Ephyriades Hübner, 1829 |
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Ephyriades is a genus in the skippers (Hesperiidae) butterfly family. All the species are found in Central America and the Caribbean.
Species
[edit]Recognised species in the genus Ephyriades include:[1]
- Ephyriades arcas (Drury, 1773) - Caribbean duskywing
- Ephyriades brunnea (Herrich-Schäffer, 1865) - Florida duskywing
- Ephyriades dominicensis Bell & Comstock, 1948
- Ephyriades eugramma (Mabille, 1888) - Chiriqui skipper
- Ephyriades jamaicensis (Möschler, 1879)
- Ephyriades zephodes (Hübner, 1825) - zephodes duskywing
References and external links
[edit]- Ephyriades from Markku Savela's Lepidoptera site.