Pyrrhopyge proculus cintra Evans, 1951
Common Name:
Proculus Firetip
Proculus Firetip
Natural History:
A species most common in secondary forests. Specimens can be observed near swarms of the army ants Eciton burchelli, where they feed on bird droppings of army-ant-following birds.
For other species of the pyrrhopygine see Burns & Janzen (2001).
Distribution:
Brasil: Amazonas
Brasil: Amazonas
Feeding Adult:
On nectar and animal excreta
Color:
black
black
Habitat:
forest
forest
Publications:
- Burns J.M., Janzen D.H. (2001):
- Biodiversity of pyrrhopygine skipper butterflies (Hesperiidae) in the Area de Conservación Gunacaste, Costa Rica. Journal of the Lepidopterists´Society. 55(1): 15-43
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From dorsal
Specimen deposited in the Collection of Invertebrates INPA, Manaus, Amazonas
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From ventral
Specimen deposited in the Collection of Invertebrates INPA, Manaus, Amazonas
