''Epargyreus'' is the

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

of flasher butterflies, in the

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Eudaminae The Eudaminae are a subfamily of skipper butterflies (family Hesperiidae). Their original type genus ''Eudamus'' is today a junior synonym of '' Urbanus''. They are largely found in the Neotropics, with some extending into temperate North Amer ...

skipper butterflies Skippers are a group of butterflies placed in the family Hesperiidae within the order Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies). They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea, but have since been placed in the superfamily Papilion ...

. The species are found in the

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and

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Taxonomy

Etymology

The genus name is derived from Greek argyros "silver", referring to the white spot on the ventral

hindwing Insect wings are adult outgrowths of the insect exoskeleton that enable insects to fly. They are found on the second and third thoracic segments (the mesothorax and metathorax), and the two pairs are often referred to as the forewings and hindw ...

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus ''Epargyreus'': * '' Epargyreus antaeus'' (Hewitson, 1867) - Jamaica * '' Epargyreus aspina'' Evans, 1952 - Mexico, Colombia * '' Epargyreus barisses'' (Hewitson, 1874) - Brazil ** ''E. barisses barisses'' (Hewitson, 1874) - Bolivia, Peru ** ''E. barisses argentina'' Mabille, 1903 - Argentina * '' Epargyreus brodkorbi'' Freeman, 1969 - Mexico * ''

Epargyreus clarus ''Epargyreus clarus'', the silver-spotted skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is claimed to be the most recognized skipper in North America. occurs in fields, gardens, and at forest edges and ranges from southern Canada through ...

'' (Cramer,

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– silver-spotted skipper – Canada to South America ** ''E. clarus clarus'' (Cramer,

- southern Canada, U.S., Mexico ** ''E. clarus huachuca '' Dixon, 1955 - Mexico,

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** ''E. clarus californicus'' MacNeill, 1975 -

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, Mexico ** ''E. clarus profugus'' Austin, 1998 * '' Epargyreus clavicornis'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) ** ''E. clavicornis clavicornis'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) - Central America ** ''E. clavicornis gaumeri '' Godman & Salvin, 1893 - Honduras ** ''E. clavicornis tenda'' Evans, 1955 - Mexico, Colombia * '' Epargyreus cruza'' Evans, 1952 - Mexico * '' Epargyreus deleoni'' Freeman, 1977 - Mexico * '' Epargyreus dicta'' Evans, 1952 - Bolivia * '' Epargyreus enispe'' (Hewitson, 1867) - Colombia, Brazil ** ''E. enispe enispe'' (Hewitson, 1874) - Brazil ** ''E. enispe elta'' Evans, 1952 - Bolivia * '' Epargyreus exadeus'' (Cramer,

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– broken silverdrop – Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Suriname, Brazil, Argentina,

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* '' Epargyreus nutra'' Evans, 1952 - Colombia * '' Epargyreus orizaba'' Scudder, 1872 - Mexico, Guatemala * '' Epargyreus pseudexadeus'' Westwood, 1852 - Brazil (Minas Gerais) * '' Epargyreus socus'' (Hübner,

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** ''E. socus socus'' (Hübner,

** ''E. socus chota '' Evans, 1952 - Trinidad ** ''E. socus sinus'' Evans, 1952 - Brazil (Pará) * '' Epargyreus spanna'' Evans, 1952 - Dominican Republic * '' Epargyreus spina'' Evans, 1952 ** ''E. spina spina'' Evans, 1952 - Mexico, Colombia ** ''E. spina verruga'' Evans, 1952 - Peru * '' Epargyreus spinosa'' Evans, 1952 - Mexico * '' Epargyreus spinta'' Evans, 1952 - Colombia * '' Epargyreus tmolis'' (Burmeister, 1875) - Argentina, Paraguay * '' Epargyreus windi'' Freeman, 1969 - Mexico * '' Epargyreus zestos'' (Geyer, 1832) – zestos skipper –

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** ''E. zestos zestos'' (Geyer, 1832) Florida, Saint Thomas ** ''E. zestos inaguarum'' Clench & Bjorndal, 1980 BahamasFunet
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Hesperiidae genera Hesperiidae of South America Taxa named by Jacob Hübner Eudaminae Taxa described in 1819 {{Hesperiidae-stub