Cithaerias andromeda (Fabricius, 1775)
Common Name:
Satyr
Satyr
Synonyms:
Papilio andromeda (Fabricius, 1775)
Natural History:
In the Neotropics, are recorded five species in the genus Cithaerias. Four subspecies are recorded in C. andromeda (Lamas 2004). A synonymic list and notes about the types can be found in Lamas (1997).
The genus Cithaerias includes very common species in shaded understory in the rainforest. The wings are transparent in these butterflies, and when are resting on vegetation or leaf litter are completely cryptic.
Distribution:
Brasil; Guyane française; Suriname; Venezuela
Brasil; Guyane française; Suriname; Venezuela
Feeding Caterpillars:
Species of Arecaceae, Araceae, Heliconiacea, Marantaceae, Poaceae are recorded as host-plant for Cithaerias spp (De Vries, 1987).
Color:
transparent
transparent
Habitat:
rainforest undisturbed, forest
rainforest undisturbed, forest
Publications:
- Lamas G. (1997):
- Lista sinonímica de los géneros Cithaerias Hübner y Haetera Fabricius (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Satyrinae), con la descripción de dos subespecies nuevas del Perú. Rev.per.Ent.. 40: 133-138
- Lamas G. (2004):
- Atlas of neotropical Lepidoptera - Checklist: Part 4A Hesperioidea - Papilionoidea. Book.: 1-439
- DeVries P.J. (1987):
- The Butterflies of Costa Rica and Their Natural History, Papilionidae, Pieridae, Nymphalidae. Book. I, Princeton, Princeton University Press