Biology:Gyrocheilus
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Gyrocheilus is a monotypic genus in the nymphalid subfamily Satyrinae.[1] The single contained species is Gyrocheilus patrobas, the red-bordered brown, which is found in North America in central and southern Arizona and Mexico.[2][1] The habitat consists of streamsides in open coniferous forests in the mountainous areas.
The wingspan is 51–60 mm. There is one generation per year with adults on wing from mid-August to October.
The larvae feed on Muhlenbergia emersleyi.[3]
Subspecies
- Gyrocheilus patrobas patrobas (Mexico)
- Gyrocheilus patrobas tritonia Edwards, 1874 (Arizona)
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Wikispecies has information related to Gyrocheilus |
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Gyrocheilus Butler, 1867" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ Butterflies of America
- ↑ Butterflies and Moths of North America
Wikidata ☰ Q13846317 entry
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