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Ephyriades arcas

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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

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


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