Epargyreus zestos

(Epargyreus zestos)

Description

Epargyreus zestos, known generally as the zestos skipper or rusty skipper, is a species of dicot skipper in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Caribbean and North America. The MONA or Hodges number for Epargyreus zestos is 3869. A subspecies of Epargyreus zestos is E. zestos zestos (Geyer, 1832).

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Hesperiidae
Genus:Epargyreus
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