Entheus priassus

Entheus priassus is a species of skipper butterfly found in Central and South America. It is a specialist herbivore on the leaves of Gustavia superba (Lecythidaceae).[1]

Entheus priassus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Entheus
Species:
E. priassus
Binomial name
Entheus priassus
Synonyms
List
  • Papilio priassus Linnaeus, 1758
  • Papilio talaus Linnaeus, 1763
  • Papilio peleus Linnaeus, 1763
  • Peleus aeacus (Swainson, 1831)
  • Phareas serenus (Plötz, 1883)
  • Entheus cramerianus Mabille, 1898

Subspecies

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

References

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