Gyrocheilus Explained

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.

The wingspan is 51–60 mm. There is one generation per year with adults on wing from mid-August to October.

The larvae feed on Muhlenbergia emersleyi.[3]

Subspecies

Notes and References

  1. http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/nymphalidae/satyrinae/gyrocheilus/ "Gyrocheilus Butler, 1867"
  2. http://butterfliesofamerica.com/L/Nymphalidae.htm Butterflies of America
  3. http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Gyrocheilus-patrobas Butterflies and Moths of North America