Ephyriades arcas

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]

Caribbean duskywing
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Hexapoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Hesperiidae
Genus:
Ephyriades
Species:
E. arcas
Binomial name
Ephyriades arcas
(Drury, 1773)
Synonyms
  • Papilio arcas Drury, 1773
  • Papilio fusco-nigricans Goeze, 1779
  • Papilio philemon Fabricius, 1775
  • Papilio otreus Stoll, [1780]
  • Papilio flyas Stoll, [1780]
  • Hesperia clericus Fabricius, 1793
  • Nisoniades astur Plötz, 1884

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
  1. "Ephyriades arcas". funet. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  2. Drury, Dru (1837). Westwood, John (ed.). Illustrations of Exotic Entomology. 1. p. 36. pl. XIX.


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