''Entheus priassus'' is a
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
of
skipper butterfly
Skippers are a family of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) named the Hesperiidae. Being diurnal, they are generally called butterflies. They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea; however, the most recent taxonomy ...
found in Central and South America. It is a specialist
herbivore
A herbivore is an animal anatomically and physiologically adapted to eating plant material, for example foliage or marine algae, for the main component of its diet. As a result of their plant diet, herbivorous animals typically have mouthpart ...
on the leaves of ''
Gustavia superba'' (
Lecythidaceae).
Subspecies
*''Entheus priassus priassus'' (Surinam, French Guiana)
*''Entheus priassus pralina''
Evans, 1952 (Brazil (Espírito Santo))
References
Hesperiidae
Hesperiidae of South America
Fauna of Brazil
Lepidoptera of French Guiana
Fauna of Suriname
Butterflies described in 1758
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
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