Ephyriades arcas

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

The Caribbean Duskywing (Ephyriades arcas) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. 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

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.