Epargyreus zestos oberon Worthington, 1881
Florida Zestos skipper butterfly
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Endamus oberon Worthington, 1881
Conservation Status
Missing
Last record: May 1973 or later
Distribution
Florida, USA
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Worthington, Charles Ellis. (1881). Two new hesperians. Papilio 1(8): 132-133.
Other references:
Minno, M. C., and M. Minno. 2009. A plan to conserve rare butterflies in the Florida Keys. Report submitted to Florida Keys Mosquito Control District, Key West, Florida. 193 pp.
Opler, P. A., and A. D. Warren. 2002. Butterflies of North America. 2. Scientific Names List for Butterfly Species of North America, north of Mexico. C.P. Gillette Museum of Arthropod Diversity, Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado. 79 pp.
Pelham, J. P. (2008). A catalogue of the butterflies of the United States and Canada with a complete bibliography of the descriptive and systematic literature. The Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera. Volume 40. 658 pp.
http://news.mongabay.com/2013/0801-holmgren-butterfly-extinction-florida.html
https://blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2019/02/vanity-and-bhl.html