Entheus priassus
Entheus priassus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Entheus |
Species: | E. priassus |
Binomial name | |
Entheus priassus (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
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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
- ↑ 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.
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