Florida Zestos Skipper (Epargyreus zestos ssp. oberon)
The Florida Zestos Skipper was a subspecies of the Zestos Skipper (Hesperia zestos (Geyer)) (see photo below) that was endemic to parts of Florida, USA.
The butterfly had disappeared from the mainland by the 1980s; it was last observed in January 2004 in the Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden on Stock Island.
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Note: This subspecies is apparently not excepted by all entomologists.
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syn. Endamus obveron Worthington
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edited: 28.04.2022