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Entheus priassus

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Entheus priassus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Hesperiidae
Genus:
Entheus
Species:
E. priassus
Binomial name
Entheus priassus
Synonyms
  • 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 from Central and South America. It is a specialist herbivore on the leaves of Gustavia superba (Lecythidaceae).[1]

Subspecies

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

References

  1. ^ Caroline S. Awmack & Simon R. Leather (2002). "Host plant quality and fecundity in herbivorous insects" (PDF). Annual Review of Entomology. 47: 817–844. doi:10.1146/annurev.ento.47.091201.145300. PMID 11729092.[permanent dead link]
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