Corades enyo Hewitson, 1848 is a animal in the Nymphalidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Corades enyo Hewitson, 1848

Corades enyo Hewitson, 1848

Corades enyo, the Enyo satyr, is a Andean cloud forest butterfly whose caterpillars feed on Chusquea bamboo.

Family
Genus
Corades
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Corades enyo Hewitson, 1848

Corades enyo, commonly known as the Enyo satyr, is a species of butterfly classified under scientific name Corades enyo Hewitson, 1848. This species resides in high elevation cloud forests of the Andes in Colombia and Peru, at altitudes ranging from 2,200 to 3,000 metres (7,200 to 9,800 ft). It is a member of the subtribe Pronophilina, within the butterfly subfamily Satyrinae. Its caterpillars develop on bamboo plants of the genus Chusquea.

Photo: (c) Jim Anno, all rights reserved, uploaded by Jim Anno

Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Nymphalidae › Corades

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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