Autochton neis (Geyer, 1832)
Common Name:
Broad Banded-Skipper
Broad Banded-Skipper
Synonyms:
Cecrops neis Hübner,[1819], nom. nud.
Cecropterus bocus (Möschler, 1877), nom. nud.
Cecropterus lunulus (Plötz, 1882)
Cecropterus bocus (Plötz, 1882)
Cecropterus dhega (Mabille, 1891)
Spathilipia [sic] agathokles (Ehrmann, 1918)
Spathilepia agathocles (Holland, 1927) - misspelling
For synonyms also see Williams & Bell (1934).
Natural History:
A species collected mainly in primary forest, less frequent in secondary forests, occasionally with swarms of army ants.
Distribution:
Brasil; México; Suriname; Venezuela
Brasil; México; Suriname; Venezuela
Feeding Adult:
Adults feed on flowers and animal excreta
Feeding Caterpillars:
The caterpillars are recorded on plants Miconia sp. (Melastomataceae) (Beccaloni et al. 2008).
Color:
brown, white
brown, white
Habitat:
rainforest undisturbed, forest, forest edge
rainforest undisturbed, forest, forest edge
Publications:
- Beccaloni G.W, Viloria A.L., Hall S.K., Robinson G.S. (2008):
- Catalogue of the hostplants of the Neotropical butterflies. Book., London, S.E.A., Ribes, CYTED, Natural History Museum, IVIC: 1-536