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Ephyriades

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Ephyriades
Ephyriades arcas
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Pyrginae
Tribe: Erynnini
Genus: Ephyriades
Hübner, 1829
Synonyms
  • Brachycorynae Mabille, 1883
  • Brachycoryne Mabille, 1883
  • Melanthes Mabille, 1903
  • Brachycoryne Mabille, 1904

Ephyriades is a genus in the skippers (Hesperiidae) butterfly family. All the species are found in Central America and the Caribbean.

Species

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Recognised species in the genus Ephyriades include:[1]


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  1. ^ Zhang, Jing; Cong, Qian; Shen, Jinhui; Grishin, Nick (2022-03-14). "Taxonomic changes suggested by the genomic analysis of Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera)". Insecta Mundi. 2022 (921). PMC 8975183. PMID 35370352.