Epargyreus is a genus of skipper butterflies in the subfamily Eudaminae. Several species in this genus are known as silverdrops. 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.
Species The following species are recognised in the genus Epargyreus: Epargyreus antaeus (Hewitson, 1867) - Jamaica Epargyreus aspina Evans, 1952 - Mexico, Colombia Epargyreus barisses (Hewitson, 1874) - Brazil E. barisses barisses (Hewitson, 1874) - Bolivia, Peru E. barisses argentina Mabille, 1903 - Argentina Epargyreus brodkorbi Freeman, 1969 - Mexico Epargyreus clarus (Cramer, ) – silver-spotted skipper – Canada to South America E. clarus clarus (Cramer, ) - southern Canada, U.S., Mexico E. clarus huachuca Dixon, 1955 - Mexico, Arizona E. clarus californicus MacNeill, 1975 - British Columbia to California, Mexico E. clarus profugus Austin, 1998 Epargyreus clavicornis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) E. clavicornis clavicornis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) - Central America E. clavicornis gaumeri Godman & Salvin, 1893 - Honduras E. clavicornis tenda Evans, 1955 - Mexico, Colombia Epargyreus cruza Evans, 1952 - Mexico Epargyreus deleoni Freeman, 1977 - Mexico Epargyreus dicta Evans, 1952 - Bolivia Epargyreus enispe (Hewitson, 1867) - Colombia, Brazil E. enispe enispe (Hewitson, 1874) - Brazil E. enispe elta Evans, 1952 - Bolivia Epargyreus exadeus (Cramer, ) – broken silverdrop – Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Suriname, Brazil, Argentina, Trinidad Epargyreus nutra Evans, 1952 - Colombia Epargyreus orizaba Scudder, 1872 - Mexico, Guatemala Epargyreus pseudexadeus Westwood, 1852 - Brazil (Minas Gerais) Epargyreus socus (Hübner, ) E. socus socus (Hübner, ) E. socus chota Evans, 1952 - Trinidad E. socus sinus Evans, 1952 - Brazil (Pará) Epargyreus spanna Evans, 1952 - Dominican Republic Epargyreus spina Evans, 1952 E. spina spina Evans, 1952 - Mexico, Colombia E. spina verruga Evans, 1952 - Peru Epargyreus spinosa Evans, 1952 - Mexico Epargyreus spinta Evans, 1952 - Colombia Epargyreus tmolis (Burmeister, 1875) - Argentina, Paraguay Epargyreus windi Freeman, 1969 - Mexico Epargyreus zestos (Geyer, 1832) – zestos skipper – Antilles, Florida E. zestos zestos (Geyer, 1832) Florida, Saint Thomas E. zestos inaguarum Clench & Bjorndal, 1980 BahamasFunet
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images representing Epargyreus at Consortium for the Barcode of Life