Eurybia lycisca

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]

Eurybia lycisca
Scientific classification Edit this 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

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
  1. Eurybia lycisca, funet.fi
  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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