Gyrocheilus
Gyrocheilus is a monotypic genus in the nymphalid subfamily Satyrinae.[1] The single contained species is Gyrocheilus patrobas, the red-bordered brown, which is found in North America in central and southern Arizona and Mexico.[2][1] The habitat consists of streamsides in open coniferous forests in the mountainous areas.
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| Genus: | Gyrocheilus Butler, 1867 |
| Species: | G. patrobas |
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| Gyrocheilus patrobas (Hewitson, 1862) | |
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The wingspan is 51–60 mm. The wings are dark brown, with identical upper and lower sides. The forewing has a light brown submarginal band and three to four small white spots just inside the band. The hindwing has a wide, dull red border. There is one generation per year with adults on wing from mid-August to October.
The larvae feed on Muhlenbergia emersleyi.[3]
Subspecies
- Gyrocheilus patrobas patrobas (Mexico)
- Gyrocheilus patrobas tritonia Edwards, 1874 (Arizona)
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References
- "Gyrocheilus Butler, 1867" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Butterflies of America
- Butterflies and Moths of North America
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