Anteros acheus

Anteros acheus
	A. a. ampyx, dorsal view
	Ventral view
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Riodinidae
Genus:	Anteros
Species:	A. acheus
Binomial name
	Anteros acheus; (Stoll, 1781)
Synonyms
	Papilio acheus Stoll, 1781; Papilio ampyx Drury, 1782;

Anteros acheus is a species of butterfly of the family Riodinidae, found in Brazil, Suriname and Bolivia.[1] It was first described by Caspar Stoll in 1781.

Description

(Description of A. a. ampyx) Upperside: Antennae white, brown at their extremities. Thorax, abdomen, and wings brown; the anterior wings having two oval straw-coloured spots placed near the middle, and the anterior edges of the posterior ones streaked with the same colour.

Underside: Palpi, breast, legs, and abdomen straw coloured. Wings straw coloured, being spotted and streaked with red brown, each of these markings appearing to have a gold spot or streak in its centre, forming a very beautiful and singular appearance. Margins of the anterior wings entire, but of the posterior ones a little dentated. Wingspan 1 ³⁄₄ inches (44 mm).[2]

Subspecies

A. a. acheus (Suriname)
A. a. ampyx (Drury, 1782) (Brazil: Rio de Janeiro)
A. a. troas Stichel, 1909 (Bolivia)

References

Markku Savela. "Anteros". funet. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
Drury, Dru (1837). Westwood, John (ed.). Illustrations of Exotic Entomology. 3. p. 12. pl. IX.

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[1] Markku Savela. "Anteros". funet. Retrieved 26 November 2014.

[drury-2] Drury, Dru (1837). Westwood, John (ed.). Illustrations of Exotic Entomology. 3. p. 12. pl. IX.