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Entheus priassus

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| taxon = Entheus priassus

| authority = (Linnaeus, 1758)

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  • Papilio priassus Linnaeus, 1758
  • Papilio talaus Linnaeus, 1763
  • Papilio peleus Linnaeus, 1763
  • Peleus aeacus (Swainson, 1831)
  • Phareas serenus (Plötz, 1883)
  • Entheus cramerianus Mabille, 1898

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

Subspecies

There are two subspecies:

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

References

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{{cite journal |last1=Aide |first1=T. Mitchell |last2=Londoño |first2=E. C. |title=The effects of rapid leaf expansion on the growth and survivorship of a lepidopteran herbivore |journal=Oikos |date=1989 |volume=55 |issue=1 |pages=66–70 |doi=10.2307/3565873 |jstor=3565873 }}

{{cite web |url=https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/55434/taxon/349442 |title=Entheus priassus (Linnaeus, 1758) |work=Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.24.302 |date=30 October 2024 |access-date=2 November 2024}}

{{cite web |url=https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/hesperioidea/hesperiidae/pyrginae/entheus/#priassus |title=Entheus Hübner, [1819] |author=Savela, Markku |work=Lepidoptera and some other life forms |access-date=2 November 2024}}

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Category:Hesperiidae

Category:Butterflies of Central America

Category:Hesperiidae of South America

Category:Lepidoptera of Brazil

Category:Lepidoptera of French Guiana

Category:Fauna of Suriname

Category:Butterflies described in 1758

Category:Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus

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