Electrostrymon denarius is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae.
| Electrostrymon denarius | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Electrostrymon |
| Species: | E. denarius
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| Binomial name | |
| Electrostrymon denarius (Butler & H. Druce, 1872)
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Distribution
editElectrostrymon denarius is distributed from Mexico to Panama and occurs at elevations between 50 and 1750 m.[1]
Diet
editCaterpillars of E. denarius live in the leaf litter, where they feed on mushrooms and probably other organic matter in this environment. It is the first New World butterfly species discovered to feed on mushrooms during its larval stage.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Nishida, Kenji; Robbins, Robert K. (11 November 2020). "One side makes you taller: a mushroom–eating butterfly caterpillar (Lycaenidae) in Costa Rica". Neotropical Biology and Conservation. 15 (4): 463–470. doi:10.3897/neotropical.15.e57998. eISSN 2236-3777.
