Napeogenes sylphis

Napeogenes sylphis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Napeogenes
Species:	N. sylphis
Binomial name
Napeogenes sylphis (Guérin-Méneville, [1844])[1]
Synonyms
Heliconia sylphis Guérin-Méneville, [1844] Ithomia ithra Hewitson, 1855 Ithomia ercilla Hewitson, 1858 Ithomia corena Hewitson, 1861 Napeogenes corena caucayaensis Fox & Real, 1971 Ithomia thira Hewitson, 1874 Napeogenes potaronus Kaye, 1905

Napeogenes sylphis is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in South America.

The larvae of subspecies Napeogenes sylphis acreana have been recorded feeding on Lycianthes species.

Subspecies

• Napeogenes sylphis sylphis; Bolivia and Peru
• Napeogenes sylphis acreana d'Almeida, 1958; Brazil
• Napeogenes sylphis caucayensis Fox & Real, 1971; Colombia
• Napeogenes sylphis corena (Hewitson, 1861); Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil and Peru
• Napeogenes sylphis ercilla (Hewitson, 1858); Brazil
• Napeogenes sylphis ehu Brevignon, 2007; French Guiana
• Napeogenes sylphis ithra (Hewitson, 1855); Brazil
• Napeogenes sylphis potaronus Kaye, 1905; Guyana
• Napeogenes sylphis rindgei Fox & Real, 1971; Peru
• Napeogenes sylphis thira (Hewitson, 1874); Bolivia and Peru

References

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