Eurybia lycisca | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Riodinidae |
Genus: | Eurybia |
Species: | E. lycisca
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Binomial name | |
Eurybia lycisca Westwood, 1851
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Eurybia lycisca, the blue-winged eurybia, is a butterfly of the family Riodinidae. It is found in from Mexico to Ecuador, including some Caribbean islands.[1] The Eurybia lycisca is a nectar feeding butterfly that utilizes the Calathea flowers as a food source.[2]
Larvae feed on Calathea lutea, C. crotalifera, C. inocephala, C. latifolia, C. warsczewisczia, and Ischnosiphon pruniosus.[1] They also use the Calathea as a host plant.[2]