''Epargyreus'' is the

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of flasher butterflies, in the

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Eudaminae The Eudaminae are a subfamily of skipper butterflies (family Hesperiidae). Their original type genus ''Eudamus'' is today a junior synonym of ''Urbanus''. They are largely found in the Neotropics, with some extending into temperate North Ameri ...

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. The species are found in the

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and

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Taxonomy

Etymology

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

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus ''Epargyreus'': * '' 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 ''Epargyreus clarus'', the silver-spotted skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is claimed to be the most recognized skipper in North America. occurs in fields, gardens, and at forest edges and ranges from southern Canada thro ...

'' (Cramer,

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– silver-spotted skipper – Canada to South America ** ''E. clarus clarus'' (Cramer,

- southern Canada, U.S., Mexico ** ''E. clarus huachuca '' Dixon, 1955 - Mexico,

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** ''E. clarus californicus'' MacNeill, 1975 -

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, 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,

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– broken silverdrop – Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Suriname, Brazil, Argentina,

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* '' Epargyreus nutra'' Evans, 1952 - Colombia * '' Epargyreus orizaba'' Scudder, 1872 - Mexico, Guatemala * '' Epargyreus pseudexadeus'' Westwood, 1852 - Brazil (Minas Gerais) * '' Epargyreus socus'' (Hübner,

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** ''E. socus socus'' (Hübner,

** ''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 ''Epargyreus zestos'', known generally as the zestos skipper or rusty skipper, is a species of dicot skipper in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Caribbean and North America. A subspecies of ''Epargyreus zestos'' is ''E. zestos inaguar ...

'' (Geyer, 1832) – zestos skipper –

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** ''E. zestos zestos'' (Geyer, 1832) Florida, Saint Thomas ** ''E. zestos inaguarum'' Clench & Bjorndal, 1980 BahamasFunet
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