Epargyreus is the genus of flasher butterflies, in the subfamily Eudaminae of skipper butterflies. The species are found in the Nearctic and Neotropical realms.
Taxonomy
Etymology
The genus name is derived from Greek argyros "silver", referring to the white spot on the ventral hindwing.[1]
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Epargyreus:[2]
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Epargyreus antaeus (Hewitson, 1867) - Jamaica
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Epargyreus aspina Evans, 1952 - Mexico, Colombia
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Epargyreus barisses (Hewitson, 1874) - Brazil
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E. barisses barisses (Hewitson, 1874) - Bolivia, Peru
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E. barisses argentina Mabille, 1903 - Argentina
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Epargyreus brodkorbi Freeman, 1969 - Mexico
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Epargyreus clarus (Cramer, [1775]) – silver-spotted skipper – Canada to South America
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E. clarus clarus (Cramer, [1775]) - southern Canada, U.S., Mexico
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E. clarus huachuca Dixon, 1955 - Mexico, Arizona
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E. clarus californicus MacNeill, 1975 - British Columbia to California, Mexico
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E. clarus profugus Austin, 1998
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Epargyreus clavicornis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)
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E. clavicornis clavicornis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) - Central America
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E. clavicornis gaumeri Godman & Salvin, 1893 - Honduras
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E. clavicornis tenda Evans, 1955 - Mexico, Colombia
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Epargyreus cruza Evans, 1952 - Mexico
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Epargyreus deleoni Freeman, 1977 - Mexico
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Epargyreus dicta Evans, 1952 - Bolivia
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Epargyreus enispe (Hewitson, 1867) - Colombia, Brazil
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E. enispe enispe (Hewitson, 1874) - Brazil
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E. enispe elta Evans, 1952 - Bolivia
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Epargyreus exadeus (Cramer, [1780]) – broken silverdrop – Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Suriname, Brazil, Argentina, Trinidad
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Epargyreus nutra Evans, 1952 - Colombia
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Epargyreus orizaba Scudder, 1872 - Mexico, Guatemala
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Epargyreus pseudexadeus Westwood, 1852 - Brazil (Minas Gerais)
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Epargyreus socus (Hübner, [1825])
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E. socus socus (Hübner, [1825])
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E. socus chota Evans, 1952 - Trinidad
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E. socus sinus Evans, 1952 - Brazil (Pará)
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Epargyreus spanna Evans, 1952 - Dominican Republic
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Epargyreus spina Evans, 1952
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E. spina spina Evans, 1952 - Mexico, Colombia
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E. spina verruga Evans, 1952 - Peru
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Epargyreus spinosa Evans, 1952 - Mexico
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Epargyreus spinta Evans, 1952 - Colombia
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Epargyreus tmolis (Burmeister, 1875) - Argentina, Paraguay
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Epargyreus windi Freeman, 1969 - Mexico
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Epargyreus zestos (Geyer, 1832) – zestos skipper – Antilles, Florida
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E. zestos zestos (Geyer, 1832) Florida, Saint Thomas
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E. zestos inaguarum Clench & Bjorndal, 1980 Bahamas[3]
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