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Epargyreus
Sign in to saveEpargyreus 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.
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Silver-spotted Skipper
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- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderLepidoptera
- FamilyHesperiidae
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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.
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