Epargyreus

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Epargyreus
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Epargyreus clarus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Subtribe: Eudamina
Genus: Epargyreus
Hübner, [1819]
Species

Several, see text

Synonyms
  • EridamusBurmeister, 1875

Epargyreus is the genus of flasher butterflies, in the subfamily Eudaminae of skipper butterflies. The species are found in the Nearctic and Neotropical realms.

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Taxonomy

Etymology

The genus name is derived from Greek argyros "silver", referring to the white spot on the ventral hindwing. [1]

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Epargyreus: [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Jon Shepard; Crispin Guppy (2011). Butterflies of British Columbia. UBC Press. p. 87. ISBN   9780774844376.
  2. ↑ Li, Wenlin; Cong, Qian; Shen, Jinhui; Zhang, Jing; Hallwachs, Winnie; Janzen, Daniel H.; Grishin, Nick V. (26 March 2019). "Genomes of skipper butterflies reveal extensive convergence of wing patterns". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116 (13). Supporting Information: Appendix pp.10–24. Bibcode:2019PNAS..116.6232L. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1821304116 . PMC   6442542 . PMID   30877254.
  3. ↑ Funet


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