Butterflies of Amazonia - Cabirus procas

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Butterflies of the Amazon and Andes

Dimorphic Skipper

Cabirus procas CRAMER, 1777

Family - HESPERIIDAE

subfamily - PYRGINAE

Tribe - EUDAMINI

Cabirus procas, female, Pantiacolla, Rio Alto Madre de Dios, Peru

Introduction

This unusual species has very narrow antennae like a moth, but is actually a Pyrgine skipper, the sole member of the genus Cabirus. The butterfly illustrated is a female. In the male the white areas, and the veins within those areas, are replaced by bright saffron yellow. Both sexes appear to be mimics of diurnal Geometrid moths.

The butterfly is distributed from Surinam, south through Amazonia to Peru and Bolivia.

Habitats

This species is found in primary rainforest at altitudes between about 100-800m.

Lifecycle

Unknown.

Adult behaviour

The flight is delicate and fluttering, unlike the skipping flight of most Pyrgine skippers.

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