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.

Etymology: The genus name is derived from Greek argyros "silver", referring to the white spot on the ventral hindwing.

Species: The following species are recognised in the genus Epargyreus:

• Epargyreus antaeus (Hewitson, 1867) - Jamaica
• Epargyreus aspina Evans, 1952 - Mexico, Colombia
• Epargyreus barisses (Hewitson, 1874) - Brazil
• E. barisses barisses (Hewitson, 1874) - Bolivia, Peru
• E. barisses argentina Mabille, 1903 - Argentina
• Epargyreus brodkorbi Freeman, 1969 - Mexico
• Epargyreus clarus (Cramer, [1775]) – silver-spotted skipper – Canada to South America
• E. clarus clarus (Cramer, [1775]) - southern Canada, U.S., Mexico
• E. clarus huachuca Dixon, 1955 - Mexico, Arizona
• E. clarus californicus MacNeill, 1975 - British Columbia to California, Mexico
• E. clarus profugus Austin, 1998
• Epargyreus clavicornis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869)
• E. clavicornis clavicornis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1869) - Central America
• E. clavicornis gaumeri Godman & Salvin, 1893 - Honduras
• E. clavicornis tenda Evans, 1955 - Mexico, Colombia
• Epargyreus cruza Evans, 1952 - Mexico
• Epargyreus deleoni Freeman, 1977 - Mexico
• Epargyreus dicta Evans, 1952 - Bolivia
• Epargyreus enispe (Hewitson, 1867) - Colombia, Brazil
• E. enispe enispe (Hewitson, 1874) - Brazil
• E. enispe elta Evans, 1952 - Bolivia
• Epargyreus exadeus (Cramer, [1780]) – broken silverdrop – Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Suriname, Brazil, Argentina, Trinidad
• Epargyreus nutra Evans, 1952 - Colombia
• Epargyreus orizaba Scudder, 1872 - Mexico, Guatemala
• Epargyreus pseudexadeus Westwood, 1852 - Brazil (Minas Gerais)
• Epargyreus socus (Hübner, [1825])
• E. socus socus (Hübner, [1825])
• E. socus chota Evans, 1952 - Trinidad
• E. socus sinus Evans, 1952 - Brazil (Pará)
• Epargyreus spanna Evans, 1952 - Dominican Republic
• Epargyreus spina Evans, 1952
• E. spina spina Evans, 1952 - Mexico, Colombia
• E. spina verruga Evans, 1952 - Peru
• Epargyreus spinosa Evans, 1952 - Mexico
• Epargyreus spinta Evans, 1952 - Colombia
• Epargyreus tmolis (Burmeister, 1875) - Argentina, Paraguay
• Epargyreus windi Freeman, 1969 - Mexico
• Epargyreus zestos (Geyer, 1832) – zestos skipper – Antilles, Florida
• E. zestos zestos (Geyer, 1832) Florida, Saint Thomas
• E. zestos inaguarum Clench & Bjorndal, 1980 Bahamas