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Kisutam syllis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Kisutam
Species:	K. syllis
Binomial name
Kisutam syllis (Godman & Salvin, 1887)
Synonyms
Thecla syllis Godman & Salvin, 1887 Thecla politus Druce, 1907 Thecla isobeon var. subisobeon Strand, 1918 Gigantorubra simplica Johnson, 1993 Ziegleria syllis

Kisutam syllis, also known by its common name sky-blue groundstreak is a species from the genus Kisutam. The species was originally described by Frederick DuCane Godman and Osbert Salvin in 1887.

Description

Kisutam syllis is one of the most common eumaeine species. The species can often be found around decaying fruit on wet forest floors, where they are detrivores

Distribution

Like the others species in the genus Kisutam, K. sullis has been observed from Mexico to southern Brazil. This range is confirmed by observations from citizen scientists.

References

1. Neuza A.P. Silva; Marcelo Duarte; Ivone R. Diniz; Helena C. Morais (4 December 2011). "Host plants of Lycaenidae on inflorescences in the central Brazilian cerrado". The Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera. 44: 95–105. ISSN 0022-4324. Wikidata Q115617058.
2. Marcelo Duarte; Robert K. Robbins (March 2010). "Description and phylogenetic analysis of the Calycopidina (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Theclinae, Eumaeini): a subtribe of detritivores". Revista Brasileira de Entomologia. 54 (1): 45–65. doi:10.1590/S0085-56262010000100006. ISSN 0085-5626. Wikidata Q99659634. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021.
3. "Kisutam syllis (Godman & Salvin, 1887)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-12-06.

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