Epargyreus zestos

Epargyreus zestos
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Epargyreus
Species:	E. zestos
Binomial name
Epargyreus zestos (Geyer, 1832)

Epargyreus zestos, known generally as the zestos skipper or rusty skipper, is a species of dicot skipper in the family Hesperiidae. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} It is found in the Caribbean and North America. ^[2]

A subspecies of Epargyreus zestos is E. zestos inaguarum.

References

1. "Epargyreus zestos Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
2. "Epargyreus zestos Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
3. "Epargyreus zestos Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
4. "North American Moth Photographers Group, Epargyreus zestos" . Retrieved 6 February 2018.

Further reading

• Ross H. Arnett (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN   978-0-8493-0212-1.
• Hodges, Ronald W.; et al., eds. (1983). Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico. E.W. Classey Ltd. and The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation. pp. xxiv + 284. ISBN   0-86096-016-1.
• Opler, Paul A. (1992). A Field Guide to Eastern Butterflies. Houghton Mifflin Company. pp. xvii + 396. ISBN   0-395-63279-X.