Biology:Astraptes anaphus
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Short description: Species of butterfly
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| Astraptes anaphus (Cramer, [1777])
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Astraptes anaphus, the yellow-tipped flasher or dull astraptes, is a species of skipper butterfly in subfamily Eudaminae.[1] It is found from Argentina , north through Central America to the West Indies and Mexico. Strays can be found up to the lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas .
The wingspan is 51–64 mm. Adults are on wing from April to May and from September to November in southern Texas. There are many flights beginning in March in Mexico. In Costa Rica, it occurs during both the dry and wet seasons.[1]
The larvae feed on vines in the Fabaceae.
Subspecies
- Astraptes anaphus anaphus (Suriname, Brazil (Bahia))
- Astraptes anaphus anausis (St. Vincent, Grenada, Dominica, Hispaniola, Cuba, Jamaica)
- Astraptes anaphus aniza (Peru)
- Astraptes anaphus annetta (from Texas to Peru)
- Astraptes anaphus anoma (Trinidad)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Murillo-Hiller, Luis-Ricardo; Segura-Bermúdez, Oscar-Antonio; Barquero, Juan-Diego; Bolaños, Federico (14 May 2019). "The skipper butterflies (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) of the Reserva Ecológica Leonelo Oviedo, San José, Costa Rica". Revista de Biología Tropical 67 (2): Table 1. doi:10.15517/rbt.v67i2SUPL.37236. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/333130143_The_skipper_butterflies_Lepidoptera_Hesperiidae_of_the_Reserva_Ecologica_Leonelo_Oviedo_San_Jose_Costa_Rica. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q2868528 entry
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