Corades enyo, the Enyo satyr, is a species of butterfly found in the high elevations of the Andes in Colombia and Peru. It is found in the cloud forests at altitudes of 2,200–3,000 metres (7,200–9,800 ft). They belong to subtribe Pronophilina of the subfamily Satyrinae. The caterpillars grow on Chusquea species of bamboo.[2]
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| Corades enyo Hewitson, 1849
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Subspecies edit
- Corades enyo enyo (northern Venezuela)
- Corades enyo almo Thieme, 1907 (Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador)
References edit
- ^ "Corades Hewitson, 1849" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Pyrcz, TW; Wojtusiak J; Garlacz R (2009). "Diversity and Distribution Patterns of Pronophilina Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae) along an Altitudinal Transect in North-Western Ecuador" (PDF). Neotropical Entomology. 38 (6): 716–726. doi:10.1590/s1519-566x2009000600003.