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.