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Kisutam syllis

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Kisutam syllis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Kisutam
Species:
K. syllis
Binomial name
Kisutam syllis
(Godman & Salvin, 1887)
Synonyms
  • Thecla syllis Godman & Salvin, 1887
  • Thecla politus Druce, 1907
  • Thecla isobeon var. subisobeon Strand, 1918
  • Gigantorubra simplica Johnson, 1993
  • Ziegleria syllis

Kisutam syllis, also known by its common name sky-blue groundstreak is a species from the genus Kisutam. The species was originally described by Frederick DuCane Godman and Osbert Salvin in 1887.

Description

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Kisutam syllis is one of the most common eumaeine species.[1] The species can often be found around decaying fruit on wet forest floors, where they are detrivores[2]

Distribution

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Like the others species in the genus Kisutam, K. sullis has been observed from Mexico to southern Brazil. This range is confirmed by observations from citizen scientists. [3]

References

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  1. ^ Neuza A.P. Silva; Marcelo Duarte; Ivone R. Diniz; Helena C. Morais (4 December 2011). "Host plants of Lycaenidae on inflorescences in the central Brazilian cerrado". The Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera. 44: 95–105. ISSN 0022-4324. Wikidata Q115617058.
  2. ^ Marcelo Duarte; Robert K. Robbins (March 2010). "Description and phylogenetic analysis of the Calycopidina (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Theclinae, Eumaeini): a subtribe of detritivores". Revista Brasileira de Entomologia. 54 (1): 45–65. doi:10.1590/S0085-56262010000100006. ISSN 0085-5626. Wikidata Q99659634. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Kisutam syllis (Godman & Salvin, 1887)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-12-06.

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