Ephyriades arcas, the Caribbean duskywing, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Central America and the Caribbean, the type specimen being described from Saint Kitts.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Ephyriades |
| Species: | E. arcas
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| Ephyriades arcas (Drury, 1773)
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Description
editUpper 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
edit- Ephyriades arcas arcas
- Ephyriades arcas philemon (Fabricius, 1775) (Cuba, Bahamas)
References
edit- ^ "Ephyriades arcas". funet. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ^ Drury, Dru (1837). Westwood, John (ed.). Illustrations of Exotic Entomology. Vol. 1. p. 36. pl. XIX.
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