''Ephyriades'' is a
genus
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in the
skippers (Hesperiidae)
butterfly
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...
family. All the species are found in Central America and the Caribbean.
Species
Recognised species in the genus ''Ephyriades'' include:
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Ephyriades arcas''
(Drury, 1773) - Caribbean duskywing
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Ephyriades brunnea''
(Herrich-Schäffer, 1865) - Florida duskywing
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Ephyriades dominicensis
''Ephyriades'' is a genus in the skippers (Hesperiidae) butterfly
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, o ...
''
Bell & Comstock, 1948
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Ephyriades eugramma''
(Mabille, 1888) - Chiriqui skipper
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Ephyriades jamaicensis''
(Möschler, 1879)
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Ephyriades zephodes''
(Hübner, 1825) - zephodes duskywing
References and external links
Ephyriadesfrom Markku Savela's Lepidoptera site.
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Erynnini
Hesperiidae genera
Taxa named by Jacob Hübner