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.
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| Anteros acheus ampyx, dorsal view | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Riodinidae |
| Genus: | Anteros |
| Species: | A. acheus
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| Anteros acheus (Stoll, 1781)
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Description
edit(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
edit- Anteros acheus acheus (Suriname)
- Anteros acheus ampyx (Drury, 1782) (Brazil: Rio de Janeiro)
- Anteros acheus troas Stichel, 1909 (Bolivia)
References
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