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Corades enyo

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Species of butterfly

Corades enyo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Corades
Species: C. enyo
Binomial name
Corades enyo
Hewitson, 1849
Synonyms
  • Corades auriga Herrich-Schäffer,

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.

Subspecies

  • Corades enyo enyo (northern Venezuela)
  • Corades enyo almo Thieme, 1907 (Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador)

References

  1. "Corades Hewitson, 1849" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. 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. PMID 20098916.
Taxon identifiers
Corades enyo


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