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Anteros acheus
	Anteros acheus ampyx, dorsal view
	Ventral view
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Riodinidae
Genus:	Anteros
Species:	A. acheus
Binomial name
	Anteros acheus; (Stoll, 1781)
Synonyms
	Papilio acheus Stoll, 1781; Papilio ampyx Drury, 1782;

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.

Description

(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

Anteros acheus acheus (Suriname)
Anteros acheus ampyx (Drury, 1782) (Brazil: Rio de Janeiro)
Anteros acheus troas Stichel, 1909 (Bolivia)

References

^ Markku Savela. "Anteros". funet. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
^ Drury, Dru (1837). Westwood, John (ed.). Illustrations of Exotic Entomology. Vol. 3. p. 12. pl. IX.