Biology:Ephyriades arcas

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Short description: Species of butterfly


Caribbean duskywing
Illustrations of Exotic Entomology Hesperia Arcas.jpg
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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

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]

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. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/hesperioidea/hesperiidae/pyrginae/ephyriades/#arcas. Retrieved 13 November 2014. 
  2. Drury, Dru (1837). Westwood, John. ed. Illustrations of Exotic Entomology. 1. p. 36. pl. XIX. 

Wikidata ☰ Q13608994 entry