Ephyriades Explained

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

Species

Recognised species in the genus Ephyriades include:^[1]

• Ephyriades arcas (Drury, 1773) - Caribbean duskywing
• Ephyriades brunnea (Herrich-Schäffer, 1865) - Florida duskywing
• Ephyriades dominicensis Bell & Comstock, 1948
• Ephyriades eugramma (Mabille, 1888) - Chiriqui skipper
• Ephyriades jamaicensis (Möschler, 1879)
• Ephyriades zephodes (Hübner, 1825) - zephodes duskywing

References and external links

• Ephyriades from Markku Savela's Lepidoptera site.

Notes and References

1. Zhang . Jing . Cong . Qian . Shen . Jinhui . Grishin . Nick . 2022-03-14 . Taxonomic changes suggested by the genomic analysis of Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera) . Insecta Mundi . 2022 . 921 . 35370352 . 8975183 . en.