Entheus priassus

Entheus priassus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Entheus
Species:	E. priassus
Binomial name
Entheus priassus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
List Papilio priassusLinnaeus, 1758 Papilio talausLinnaeus, 1763 Papilio peleusLinnaeus, 1763 Peleus aeacus(Swainson, 1831) Phareas serenus(Plötz, 1883) Entheus cramerianusMabille, 1898

Entheus priassus is a species of skipper butterfly, family Hesperiidae. ^{[1] [2]} It is found in Panama ^[3] and in South America (Brazil, ^{[2] [3]} Surinam, and French Guiana). ^[2] It is a herbivore on the leaves of Gustavia superba , Gustavia ruiziana , and Lecythis (all in Lecythidaceae). ^[3]

Subspecies

There are two subspecies: ^{[1] [2]}

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

References

1. "Entheus priassus (Linnaeus, 1758)". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.24.302. 30 October 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
2. Savela, Markku. "Entheus Hübner, [1819]". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
3. Aide, T. Mitchell; Londoño, E. C. (1989). "The effects of rapid leaf expansion on the growth and survivorship of a lepidopteran herbivore". Oikos. 55 (1): 66–70. doi:10.2307/3565873. JSTOR   3565873.