Biology:Entheus priassus

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Entheus priassus
Scientific classification edit
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

There are two subspecies:[1][2]

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

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Entheus priassus (Linnaeus, 1758)". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.24.302. 30 October 2024. https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/55434/taxon/349442. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Savela, Markku. "Entheus Hübner, [1819"]. Lepidoptera and some other life forms. https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/hesperioidea/hesperiidae/pyrginae/entheus/#priassus. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 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. 

Wikidata ☰ Q5380521 entry