Anteros acheus

Anteros acheus
Anteros acheus ampyx, dorsal view
Ventral view
Scientific 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

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.

Description

(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+3⁄4 inches (44 mm).[2]

Subspecies

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

References

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.