Catoblepia

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Catoblepia
Type species : Catoblepia xanthus - MHNT
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Morphinae
Tribe: Brassolini
Genus: Catoblepia
Stichel, 1902
Diversity
8 species

Catoblepia is a genus of Neotropical butterflies in the family Nymphalidae. Larvae feed in bananas[1] and rotting fruit.[2]

Species

Listed alphabetically witin groups.[1]

The generosa species-group:

  • Catoblepia berecynthia (Cramer, [1777])
  • Catoblepia generosa (Stichel, 1902)

The xanthus species-group:

  • Catoblepia amphirhoe (Hübner, [1825])
  • Catoblepia versitincta (Stichel, 1901)
  • Catoblepia xanthicles (Godman & Salvin, [1881])
  • Catoblepia xanthus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Unknown species-group:

  • Catoblepia orgetorix (Hewitson, 1870) – Orgetorix Owl butterfly[2]
  • Catoblepia soranus (Westwood, 1851)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Catoblepia, funet.fi
  2. 2.0 2.1 Cassie, B. and Sandved, K. (2004) A World of Butterflies. NY: Bulfinch Press, p.354
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