Ephyriades
Ephyriades arcas
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
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

Recognised species in the genus Ephyriades include: ^[1]

• Ephyriades arcas (Drury, 1773) - Caribbean duskywing
• Ephyriades brunnea (Herrich-Schäffer, 1865) - Florida duskywing
• Ephyriades dominicensis Bell & Comstock, 1948
• Ephyriades eugramma (Mabille, 1888) - Chiriqui skipper
• Ephyriades jamaicensis (Möschler, 1879)
• Ephyriades zephodes (Hübner, 1825) - zephodes duskywing

References and external links

• Ephyriades from Markku Savela's Lepidoptera site.