Eurybia lycisca

Eurybia lycisca, the blue-winged euyrbia, is a butterfly of the family Riodinidae. It is found in from Mexico to Ecuador, including some Caribbean islands.[1]

Blue-winged euyrbia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Riodinidae
Genus:
Eurybia
Species:
E. lycisca
Binomial name
Eurybia lycisca
Westwood, 1851
Synonyms
  • Eurybia lamia Cramer, 1777 (preocc. Sulzer, 1776)
  • Eurybia lamia lamia f. lauta Stichel, 1910
  • Eurybia caerulescens palikourea Brévignon, 1997

Larvae feed on Calathea lutea, C. crotalifera, C. inocephala, C. latifolia, C. warsczewisczia, and Ischnosiphon pruniosus.[1]

References
  1. Eurybia lycisca, funet.fi
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