Entheus priassus

Entheus priassus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Entheus
Species:
E. priassus
Binomial name
Entheus priassus
Synonyms
List
  • Papilio priassus Linnaeus, 1758
  • Papilio talaus Linnaeus, 1763
  • Papilio peleus Linnaeus, 1763
  • Peleus aeacus (Swainson, 1831)
  • Phareas serenus (Plötz, 1883)
  • Entheus cramerianus Mabille, 1898

Entheus priassus is a species of skipper butterfly, family Hesperiidae. It is found in Panama and in South America (Brazil, Surinam, and French Guiana). It is a herbivore on the leaves of Gustavia superba, Gustavia ruiziana, and Lecythis (all in Lecythidaceae).

Subspecies

There are two subspecies:

References

  1. 1 2 "Entheus priassus (Linnaeus, 1758)". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.24.302. 30 October 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Savela, Markku. "Entheus Hübner, [1819]". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 Aide, T. Mitchell; Londoño, E. C. (1989). "The effects of rapid leaf expansion on the growth and survivorship of a lepidopteran herbivore". Oikos. 55 (1): 66–70. doi:10.2307/3565873. JSTOR 3565873.