Eurybia lycisca

Eurybia lycisca
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Riodinidae
Genus:	Eurybia
Species:	E. lycisca
Binomial name
	Eurybia lycisca; Westwood, 1851
Synonyms
	Eurybia lamia Cramer, 1777 (preocc. Sulzer, 1776); Eurybia lamia lamia f. lauta Stichel, 1910; Eurybia caerulescens palikourea Brévignon, 1997;

Eurybia lycisca, the blue-winged eurybia, is a butterfly of the family Riodinidae. It is found in from Mexico to Ecuador, including some Caribbean islands.^[1] The Eurybia lycisca is a nectar feeding butterfly that utilizes the Calathea flowers as a food source.^[2]

Larvae feed on Calathea lutea, C. crotalifera, C. inocephala, C. latifolia, C. warsczewisczia, and Ischnosiphon pruniosus.^[1] They also use the Calathea as a host plant.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Eurybia lycisca, funet.fi
^ ^a ^b Bauder, J. A. S., Lieskonig, N. R., & Krenn, H. W. (2011). The extremely long-tongued Neotropical Butterfly Eurybia Lycisca (Riodinidae): Proboscis morphology and flower handling. Arthropod Structure & Development, 40(2), 122–127. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asd.2010.11.002

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[funet-1] Eurybia lycisca, funet.fi

[:0-2] Bauder, J. A. S., Lieskonig, N. R., & Krenn, H. W. (2011). The extremely long-tongued Neotropical Butterfly Eurybia Lycisca (Riodinidae): Proboscis morphology and flower handling. Arthropod Structure & Development, 40(2), 122–127. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asd.2010.11.002

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