Ephyriades

Ephyriades
Ephyriades arcas
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Subfamily:	Pyrginae
Tribe:	Erynnini
Genus:	Ephyriades Hübner, 1829
Synonyms
Brachycorynae Mabille, 1883 Brachycoryne Mabille, 1883 Melanthes Mabille, 1903 Brachycoryne Mabille, 1904

Ephyriades is a genus in the skippers (Hesperiidae) butterfly family. All the species are found in Central America and the Caribbean.

Species[]

• Ephyriades arcas (Drury, 1773) - Caribbean duskywing
• Ephyriades brunnea (Herrich-Schäffer, 1865) - Florida duskywing
• (Mabille, 1888) - Chiriqui skipper
• (Hübner, 1825) - zephodes duskywing

References and external links[]

• Ephyriades from Markku Savela's Lepidoptera site.