Catonephele numilia
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| Male of Catonephele numilia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Catonephele |
| Species: | C. numilia |
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| Catonephele numilia (Cramer, [1775])[1] | |
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The Blue-frosted Banner, Blue-frosted Catone, Grecian Shoemaker, or Stoplight Catone (Catonephele numilia) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family found in Central and South America.
Description
There is sexual dimorphism in the adults, with the males being black with six orange dots on the dorsal surface of the wings, whereas females are black with a light yellow band across the centre of the fore wings. This butterfly usually flies along the ground and close to the ripe fruits and flowers. It can live a month. Adults feed on rotten fruits, while caterpillars feed on Alchornea species (family Euphorbiaceae).
Distribution
Catonephele numilia can be found in most of Central America and South America.
Subspecies
- Catonephele numilia numilia (Surinam)
- Catonephele numilia penthia (Hewitson, 1852) (Brazil)
- Catonephele numilia esite (R. Felder, 1869) (Mexico to Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Trinidad) – synonym of Catonephele numilia penthiana Staudinger, 1886
- Catonephele numilia neogermanica Stichel, 1899 (Paraguay, Brazil)
- Catonephele numilia immaculata Jenkins, 1985 (Mexico)
Gallery
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Male, mounted, upperside
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Male, mounted, underside
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Female, mounted, upperside
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Female, mounted, underside
References
- ↑ Catonephele, Site of Markku Savela
- Tree of Life
- DeVries, P.J. (1987) The butterflies of Costa Rica and their natural history, Princeton University Press, Princeton
- Lamas, G., Ed. (2004) Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Gainesville, Scientific Publishers/Association of Tropical Lepidoptera.
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