Anteros acheus
| Anteros acheus | |
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| A. a. ampyx, dorsal view | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Riodinidae |
| Genus: | Anteros |
| Species: | A. acheus |
| Binomial name | |
| Anteros acheus (Stoll, 1781) | |
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Anteros acheus is a species of butterfy of the Riodinidae family, found in Brazil, Suriname and Bolivia.[1] It was first described by Caspar Stoll in 1781.
Description
(Description of A. a. ampyx) Upperside: Antennae white, brown at their extremities. Thorax, abdomen, and wings brown; the anterior wings having two oval straw-coloured spots placed near the middle, and the anterior edges of the posterior ones streaked with the same colour.
Underside: Palpi, breast, legs, and abdomen straw coloured. Wings straw coloured, being spotted and streaked with red brown, each of these markings appearing to have a gold spot or streak in its centre, forming a very beautiful and singular appearance. Margins of the anterior wings entire, but of the posterior ones a little dentated. Wingspan 1 3⁄4 inches (44 mm).[2]
Subspecies
- A. a. acheus (Suriname)
- A. a. ampyx (Drury, 1782) (Brazil: Rio de Janeiro)
- A. a. troas Stichel, 1909 (Bolivia)