Anteros acheus is a species of butterfly of the family Riodinidae, found in Brazil, Suriname and Bolivia.[1] It was first described by Caspar Stoll in 1781.

Anteros acheus
Anteros acheus ampyx, dorsal view
Ventral view
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Riodinidae
Genus: Anteros
Species:
A. acheus
Binomial name
Anteros acheus
(Stoll, 1781)
Synonyms
  • Papilio acheus Stoll, 1781
  • Papilio ampyx Drury, 1782

Description

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(Description of A. a. ampyx) Upperside: Antennae white, brown at their extremities. Thorax, abdomen, and wings brown; the anterior wings having two oval straw-coloured spots placed near the middle, and the anterior edges of the posterior ones streaked with the same colour.

Underside: Palpi, breast, legs, and abdomen straw coloured. Wings straw coloured, being spotted and streaked with red brown, each of these markings appearing to have a gold spot or streak in its centre, forming a very beautiful and singular appearance. Margins of the anterior wings entire, but of the posterior ones a little dentated. Wingspan 1+34 inches (44 mm).[2]

Subspecies

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  • Anteros acheus acheus (Suriname)
  • Anteros acheus ampyx (Drury, 1782) (Brazil: Rio de Janeiro)
  • Anteros acheus troas Stichel, 1909 (Bolivia)

References

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  1. ^ Markku Savela. "Anteros". funet. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  2. ^ Drury, Dru (1837). Westwood, John (ed.). Illustrations of Exotic Entomology. Vol. 3. p. 12. pl. IX.