Corades enyo

Corades enyo
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Corades
Species:
C. enyo
Binomial name
Corades enyo
Hewitson, 1849
Synonyms
  • Corades auriga Herrich-Schäffer, [1856]

Corades enyo, the Enyo satyr, is a species of butterfly found in the high elevations of the Andes in Colombia and Peru. It is found in the cloud forests at altitudes of 2,200–3,000 metres (7,200–9,800 ft). They belong to subtribe Pronophilina of the subfamily Satyrinae. The caterpillars grow on Chusquea species of bamboo.

Subspecies

References

  1. ↑ "Corades Hewitson, 1849" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ↑ Pyrcz, TW; Wojtusiak J; Garlacz R (2009). "Diversity and Distribution Patterns of Pronophilina Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae) along an Altitudinal Transect in North-Western Ecuador" (PDF). Neotropical Entomology. 38 (6): 716–726. doi:10.1590/s1519-566x2009000600003. PMID 20098916.