Entheus priassus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hesperiidae |
| Genus: | Entheus |
| Species: | E. priassus
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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]
Subspecies
[edit]- Entheus priassus priassus (Surinam, French Guiana)
- Entheus priassus pralina Evans, 1952 (Brazil (Espírito Santo))
References
[edit]- ^ 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.[permanent dead link]
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