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Genus   Epargyreus

Epargyreus zestos zestos

(Geyer, 1832)

Zestos Skipper

Florida, Bahamas, Puerto Rico,
Virgin Islands to St. Vincent

TL: Surinam

oberon Worthington 1881 ST USA (Fl)

oberon Worthington 1881 ST USA (Fl)

oberon Worthington 1881 ST USA (Fl)

oberon Worthington 1881 ST USA (Fl)

oberon Worthington 1881 ST USA (Fl)

oberon Worthington 1881 ST USA (Fl)

oberon Worthington 1881 ST USA (Fl)

oberon Worthington 1881 ST USA (Fl)

oberon Worthington 1881 ST USA (Fl)

oberon Worthington 1881 ST USA (Fl)

oberon Worthington 1881 ST USA (Fl)

oberon Worthington 1881 ST USA (Fl)

oberon Worthington 1881 ST USA (Fl)

oberon Worthington 1881 ST USA (Fl)

oberon Worthington 1881 ST USA (Fl)

arsaces Mabille 1903 ST St. Thomas

arsaces Mabille 1903 ST St. Thomas

arsaces Mabille 1903 ST St. Thomas

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Epargyreus zestos inaguarum

Clench & Bjorndal, 1980

Zestos Skipper

Great Inagua, Crooked I., Turks
and Caicos Islands

TL: Bahamas

inaguarum Clench & Bjorndal 1980 HT Bahamas

inaguarum Clench & Bjorndal 1980 HT Bahamas

inaguarum Clench & Bjorndal 1980 HT Bahamas

inaguarum Clench & Bjorndal 1980 HT Bahamas

inaguarum Clench & Bjorndal 1980 HT Bahamas

inaguarum Clench & Bjorndal 1980 HT Bahamas

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Epargyreus clarus californicus

MacNeill, 1975

'California' Silver-spotted Skipper

BC to Baja California Norte;
Sierra Nevada-Cascades, westward

TL: USA (Ca)

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Epargyreus clarus

(Rocky Mountain segregate)

'Rocky Mountain' Silver-spotted Skipper

NE OR, E WA, ID, MT, WY, C & N
UT, CO, N NM, Black Hills


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Epargyreus clarus clarus

(Cramer, 1775)

Silver-spotted Skipper

E USA and Canada to far NE
Mexico (hypothetical)

TL: [USA (Va)]

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tityrus, Linnean specimen

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foodplants and habitat

genitalia

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Epargyreus huachuca profugus

Austin, 1998

'Nevada' Silver-spotted Skipper

S NV, N AZ, possibly to central
AZ-NM

TL: USA (Nv)

profugus Austin 1998 HT USA (Nv)

profugus Austin 1998 HT USA (Nv)

profugus Austin 1998 HT USA (Nv)

profugus Austin 1998 AT USA (Nv)

profugus Austin 1998 AT USA (Nv)

profugus Austin 1998 AT USA (Nv)

profugus Austin 1998 PT USA (Nv)

profugus Austin 1998 PT USA (Nv)

profugus Austin 1998 PT USA (Nv)

profugus Austin 1998 PT USA (Nv)

profugus Austin 1998 PT USA (Nv)

profugus Austin 1998 PT USA (Nv)

live adult

live adult

live adult

live adult

live adult

Epargyreus huachuca huachuca

Dixon, 1955

'Arizona' Silver-spotted Skipper

S AZ, S NM, far NW Mexico

TL: USA (Az)

huachuca Dixon 1955 HT USA (Az)

huachuca Dixon 1955 HT USA (Az)

huachuca Dixon 1955 HT USA (Az)

huachuca Dixon 1955 HT USA (Az)

huachuca Dixon 1955 HT USA (Az)

huachuca Dixon 1955 HT USA (Az)

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immatures

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foodplants and habitat

Epargyreus antaeus

(Hewitson, 1867)

Jamaican Silverdrop

Jamaica

TL: [Jamaica]

antaeus Hewitson 1867 T [Jamaica]

antaeus Hewitson 1867 T [Jamaica]

antaeus Hewitson 1867 T [Jamaica]

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specimen

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live adult

genitalia

genitalia

Epargyreus spanna

Evans, 1952

Hispaniolan Silverdrop

Hispaniola

TL: Dominican Rep.

spanna Evans 1952 HT Dominican Rep.

spanna Evans 1952 HT Dominican Rep.

spanna Evans 1952 HT Dominican Rep.

spanna Evans 1952 T Dominican Rep.

spanna Evans 1952 T Dominican Rep.

spanna Evans 1952 T Dominican Rep.

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genitalia

Epargyreus orizaba

Scudder, 1872

Round-spotted Silverdrop

E Mexico to Guatemala

TL: Guatemala

cama Evans 1952 T Mexico (Gue)

cama Evans 1952 T Mexico (Gue)

cama Evans 1952 T Mexico (Gue)

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Epargyreus dicta

Evans, 1952



Bolivia

TL: Bolivia

dicta Evans 1952 T Bolivia

dicta Evans 1952 T Bolivia

dicta Evans 1952 T Bolivia

Epargyreus socus sinus

Evans, 1952



TL: Brazil (Pa)


sinus Evans 1952 HT Brazil (Pa)

sinus Evans 1952 HT Brazil (Pa)

sinus Evans 1952 HT Brazil (Pa)

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Epargyreus socus socus

(Hübner, [1825])



TL: ?


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Epargyreus pseudexadeus

Westwood, 1852



Brazil

TL: Brazil ([MG])

pseudexadeus Westwood 1852 T Brazil ([MG])

pseudexadeus Westwood 1852 T Brazil ([MG])

pseudexadeus Westwood 1852 T Brazil ([MG])

Epargyreus windi

H. Freeman, 1969

Wind’s Silverdrop

W Mexico

TL: Mexico (Jal)

windi Freeman 1969 HT Mexico (Jal)

windi Freeman 1969 HT Mexico (Jal)

windi Freeman 1969 HT Mexico (Jal)

windi Freeman 1969 HT Mexico (Jal)

windi Freeman 1969 NAT Mexico (Jal)

windi Freeman 1969 NAT Mexico (Jal)

windi Freeman 1969 NAT Mexico (Jal)

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live adult

live adult

windi Freeman 1969 OI genitalia

Epargyreus fractigutta

Grishin, 2023

Broken Silverdrop

S TX [CA? as stray] to Panama

TL: USA (Tx)

fractigutta Grishin 2023 HT USA (Tx)

fractigutta Grishin 2023 HT USA (Tx)

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live adult

Epargyreus cruza

Evans, 1952

Bruised Silverdrop

E & W Mexico to Panama

TL: Mexico (Ver)

cruza Evans 1952 HT Mexico (Ver)

cruza Evans 1952 HT Mexico (Ver)

cruza Evans 1952 HT Mexico (Ver)

live adult

genitalia

genitalia

genitalia

Epargyreus exadeus

(Cramer, 1779)



TL: Surinam


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illustration

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genitalia

genitalia

Epargyreus nutra

Evans, 1952



TL: Colombia


nutra Evans 1952 T Colombia

nutra Evans 1952 T Colombia

nutra Evans 1952 T Colombia

nutra Evans 1952 T Colombia

genitalia

Epargyreus aspina

Evans, 1952

Spineless Silverdrop

E & W Mexico to Venezuela and
Ecuador

TL: Colombia

aspina Evans 1952 T Colombia

aspina Evans 1952 T Colombia

aspina Evans 1952 T Colombia

live adult

live adult

aspina Evans 1952 T genitalia

Epargyreus spina spina

Evans, 1952

Spined Silverdrop

E & W Mexico to Brazil and
Bolivia

TL: Colombia

spina Evans 1952 T Colombia

spina Evans 1952 T Colombia

spina Evans 1952 T Colombia

spina Evans 1952 T Colombia

spina Evans 1952 T Colombia

spina Evans 1952 T Colombia

spina Evans 1952 T Colombia

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genitalia

Epargyreus spina verruga

Evans, 1952



TL: Peru


verruga Evans 1952 T Peru

verruga Evans 1952 T Peru

verruga Evans 1952 T Peru

Epargyreus spinta

Evans, 1952



TL: Colombia


spinta Evans 1952 T Colombia

spinta Evans 1952 T Colombia

spinta Evans 1952 T Colombia

spinta Evans 1952 T Colombia

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Epargyreus spinosa

Evans, 1952

Suffused Silverdrop

W Mexico to Panama

TL: Mexico (Gue)

spinosa Evans 1952 T Mexico (Gue)

spinosa Evans 1952 T Mexico (Gue)

spinosa Evans 1952 T Mexico (Gue)

spinosa Evans 1952 T Mexico (Gue)

spinosa Evans 1952 T Mexico (Gue)

spinosa Evans 1952 T Mexico (Gue)

spinosa Evans 1952 T Mexico (Gue)

specimen

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genitalia

Epargyreus clavicornis

(Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)



[= chota]

TL: possibly Venezuela

clavicornis Herrich-Schäffer 1869 ST possibly Venezuela

clavicornis Herrich-Schäffer 1869 ST possibly Venezuela

clavicornis Herrich-Schäffer 1869 ST possibly Venezuela

clavicornis Herrich-Schäffer 1869 ST possibly Venezuela

clavicornis Herrich-Schäffer 1869 ST possibly Venezuela

clavicornis Herrich-Schäffer 1869 ST possibly Venezuela

chota Evans 1952 T Trinidad

chota Evans 1952 T Trinidad

chota Evans 1952 T Trinidad

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Epargyreus gaumeri gaumeri

Godman & Salvin, 1893

Small-spotted Silverdrop

SE Mexico (?) to Honduras

TL: Honduras

gaumeri Godman & Salvin 1893 T Honduras

gaumeri Godman & Salvin 1893 T Honduras

gaumeri Godman & Salvin 1893 T Honduras

gaumeri Godman & Salvin 1893 OI Honduras

gaumeri Godman & Salvin 1893 OI Honduras

genitalia

Epargyreus gaumeri tenda

Evans, 1955

Small-spotted Silverdrop

SE Mexico to Venezuela and
Ecuador

TL: Colombia

tenda Evans 1955 T Colombia

tenda Evans 1955 T Colombia

tenda Evans 1955 T Colombia

specimen

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live adult

live adult

live adult

live adult

genitalia

Epargyreus brodkorbi

H. Freeman, 1969

Barely-spotted Silverdrop

Chiapas

TL: Mexico (Chia)

brodkorbi Freeman 1969 HT Mexico (Chia)

brodkorbi Freeman 1969 HT Mexico (Chia)

brodkorbi Freeman 1969 HT Mexico (Chia)

brodkorbi Freeman 1969 T Mexico (Chia)

brodkorbi Freeman 1969 T Mexico (Chia)

brodkorbi Freeman 1969 T Mexico (Chia)

specimen

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live adult

live adult

live adult

live adult

brodkorbi Freeman 1969 OI genitalia

Epargyreus deleoni

H. Freeman, 1977

Long-spotted Silverdrop

Yucatan Peninsula (Camp, QRoo,
Yuc Mexico) and Belize

TL: Mexico (QR)

deleoni Freeman 1977 HT Mexico (QR)

deleoni Freeman 1977 HT Mexico (QR)

deleoni Freeman 1977 HT Mexico (QR)

deleoni Freeman 1977 HT Mexico (QR)

deleoni Freeman 1977 HT Mexico (QR)

deleoni Freeman 1977 HT Mexico (QR)

deleoni Freeman 1977 AT Mexico (QR)

deleoni Freeman 1977 AT Mexico (QR)

deleoni Freeman 1977 AT Mexico (QR)

deleoni Freeman 1977 AT Mexico (QR)

deleoni Freeman 1977 AT Mexico (QR)

deleoni Freeman 1977 AT Mexico (QR)

specimen

specimen

deleoni Freeman 1977 OI genitalia

Epargyreus tmolis

(Burmeister, 1875)



TL: Argentina


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Epargyreus barisses barisses

(Hewitson, 1874)



TL: Bolivia


barisses Hewitson 1874 T Bolivia

barisses Hewitson 1874 T Bolivia

barisses Hewitson 1874 T Bolivia

specimen

busiris Mabille 1903 S Peru

illustration

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Epargyreus barisses argentina

Mabille, 1903



TL: ?


argentea Mabille & Boullet 1912 ST Argentina

argentea Mabille & Boullet 1912 ST Argentina

argentea Mabille & Boullet 1912 ST Argentina

argentea Mabille & Boullet 1912 ST Argentina

argentea Mabille & Boullet 1912 ST Argentina

argentea Mabille & Boullet 1912 ST Argentina

argentea Mabille & Boullet 1912 S Argentina

argentea Mabille & Boullet 1912 S Argentina

argentea Mabille & Boullet 1912 S Argentina

genitalia

Epargyreus enispe enispe

(Hewitson, 1867)



TL: S. Amer.


enispe Hewitson 1867 HT S. Amer.

enispe Hewitson 1867 HT S. Amer.

enispe Hewitson 1867 HT S. Amer.

specimen

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Epargyreus enispe elta

Evans, 1952



TL: Bolivia


elta Evans 1952 T Bolivia

elta Evans 1952 T Bolivia

elta Evans 1952 T Bolivia