Ephyriades arcas

Caribbean duskywing
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Hexapoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Ephyriades
Species:	E. arcas
Binomial name
	Ephyriades arcas; (Drury, 1773)
Synonyms
	Papilio arcas Drury, 1773; Papilio fusco-nigricans Goeze, 1779; Papilio philemon Fabricius, 1775; Papilio otreus Stoll, [1780]; Papilio flyas Stoll, [1780]; Hesperia clericus Fabricius, 1793; Nisoniades astur Plötz, 1884;

Ephyriades arcas, the Caribbean duskywing, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Central America and the Caribbean, the type specimen being described from Saint Kitts.^[1]

Description

Upper side: Thorax and abdomen black. Wings very dark brownish black, immaculate. Margins entire. Under side: Legs, breast, and abdomen dark brown, but rather lighter than on the upper side, immaculate, except a small white spot on the anterior, placed near the anterior edge towards the tip.^[2]

Subspecies

Ephyriades arcas arcas
Ephyriades arcas philemon (Fabricius, 1775) (Cuba, Bahamas)

References

^ "Ephyriades arcas". funet. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
^ Drury, Dru (1837). Westwood, John (ed.). Illustrations of Exotic Entomology. Vol. 1. p. 36. pl. XIX.

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[1] "Ephyriades arcas". funet. Retrieved 13 November 2014.

[drury-2] Drury, Dru (1837). Westwood, John (ed.). Illustrations of Exotic Entomology. Vol. 1. p. 36. pl. XIX.

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