Entheus priassus

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]

Entheus priassus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hesperiidae
Genus:	Entheus
Species:	E. priassus
Binomial name
Entheus priassus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
List Papilio priassus Linnaeus, 1758 Papilio talaus Linnaeus, 1763 Papilio peleus Linnaeus, 1763 Peleus aeacus (Swainson, 1831) Phareas serenus (Plötz, 1883) Entheus cramerianus Mabille, 1898

Subspecies

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

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