Entheus priassus

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Entheus priassus
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
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.[1][2] It is found in Panama[3] and in South America (Brazil,[2][3] Surinam, and French Guiana).[2] It is a herbivore on the leaves of Gustavia superba, Gustavia ruiziana, and Lecythis (all in Lecythidaceae).[3]

Subspecies

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There are two subspecies:[1][2]

  • Entheus priassus priassus (Surinam, French Guiana)
  • Entheus priassus pralina Evans, 1952 (Brazil (Espírito Santo))

References

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