Ephyriades arcas
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Family: | Hesperiidae
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Species: | E. arcas
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Ephyriades arcas (Drury, 1773)
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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.
Categories:
- Erynnini
- Butterflies of Central America
- Butterflies of the Caribbean
- Descriptions from Illustrations of Exotic Entomology
- Butterflies described in 1773
- Taxa named by Dru Drury
- Pyrginae stubs