Cabirus procas

Description

Cabirus procas is a species of Lepidoptera described by Cramer in 1777. Cabirus procas belongs to the genus Cabirus, and the family Hesperiidae. None of these subspecies are listed. Cabirus procas is a butterfly that belongs to the family Hesperiidae. It is the only known species in its genus. A medium-sized (wingspan approx. 40 millimeters), slim sneaker, slightly unusual for the family and with strikingly thin antennae. The male's upper side is yellow-orange with black outer edges and a black diagonal band in the forewing. The female has brown outer edges and brown slanting bands, the rest of the wing is dirty white with brown stripes along the wing veins, and a yellow field at the root of the forewing. Sometimes the brown streaks on the hind wing are missing. The species lives in primary rainforest between 100-800 meters above sea level. Both males and females mimic poisonous or tasteless, day-flying meters (Geometridae). They also fly like gauges, but a slow, fluttering flight, unlike the abrupt, fast flight that is common for sneakers. The species is widespread in the northern part of South America.