Taygetis mermeria (Cramer, 1776)
Common Name:
Giant Satyr
Giant Satyr
Synonyms:
Papilio mermeria (Cramer, 1776)
Natural History:
Taygetis is a genus comprising butterflies medium to large size. Taygetis mermeria is one of the largest and has wingspan greater than 7 cm. During 4 years of sampling of frugivorous in forests near Manaus this species was not collected. However this species was relatively abundant in floodplain forest borderin the Purus River. It is a species that inhabits the understory predominantly, but was recorded in canopy traps in southeastern Brazil (Silva et al. 2010).
Distribution:
Bolivia; Brasil; Honduras; México; Suriname
Bolivia; Brasil; Honduras; México; Suriname
Feeding Adult:
Adults feed on rotting fruits
Feeding Caterpillars:
Gramineae: "Bamboo" and another unidentified species (Beccalonni et al. 2008)
Color:
brown
brown
Habitat:
forest
forest
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
- Silva A.R.M., Guimarães M.P.M., Vitalino R.F., Bagni A.S., Martins Y.E., Cordeiro A.M.,Oliveira E.G. (2010):
- Borboletas frugívoras do Parque Estadual do Rio Doce/MG. MG BIOTA. 3(4), Belho Horizonte: 5-21