Biology:Epargyreus zestos

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Epargyreus zestos
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
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

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. 
  • Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico. E.W. Classey Ltd. and The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation. 1983. 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. 

Wikidata ☰ Q13608795 entry