Epargyreus | |
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Epargyreus clarus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Subtribe: | Eudamina |
Genus: | Epargyreus Hübner, [1819] |
Species | |
Several, see text | |
Synonyms | |
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Epargyreus is the genus of flasher butterflies, in the subfamily Eudaminae of skipper butterflies. The species are found in the Nearctic and Neotropical realms.
The genus name is derived from Greek argyros "silver", referring to the white spot on the ventral hindwing. [1]
The following species are recognised in the genus Epargyreus: [2]
Myscelus is a Neotropical genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Urbanus is a genus of skipper butterflies erected by Jacob Hübner in 1807, placed to subtribe Eudamina. Species of the genus are found from the southern United States to South America.
Cecropterus is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae, within which it is placed in subtribe Eudamina. It has three subgenera: Cecropterus, Thorybes and Murgaria.
Chioides is a mainly Neotropical genus of skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae (Eudaminae)
Ectomis is a genus of Neotropical and Nearctic butterflies in the family Hesperiidae (Eudaminae).
Elbella is a Neotropical genus of firetips in the family Hesperiidae.
Narcosius is a genus of butterflies in the family Hesperiidae (Eudaminae).
Papias is a Neotropical genus of grass skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae.
Phocides is a genus of butterflies in the skipper family, Hesperiidae, in which it is placed in tribe Phocidini, of which it is the namesake genus.
Porphyrogenes is a Neotropical genus of spread-winged skippers in the family Hesperiidae, in which they are placed to tribe Phocidini.
Ridens is a genus of Neotropical butterflies in the family Hesperiidae (Eudaminae).
Telemiades is a genus of Neotropical butterflies in the family Hesperiidae.
Melanis is a genus in the butterfly family Riodinidae present in the Neotropical realm.
Euselasia is a genus of butterflies in the family Riodinidae. They are present only in the Neotropical realm. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819.
Leucochimona is a butterfly genus in the family Riodinidae present only in the Neotropical realm.