Taygetis ypthima

Taygetis ypthima
Male: a. dorsal; b. ventral
Female: a. dorsal; b. ventral
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Taygetis
Species: T. ypthima
Binomial name
Taygetis ypthima
Hübner, [1821][1]
Synonyms
  • Taygetis xantippe Butler, [1870]
  • Taygetis ophelia Butler, 1870
  • Taygetis ypthima f. semibrunnea Weymer, 1910
  • Taygetis yphtima ab. lineata Kivirikko, 1936

Taygetis ypthima is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in northeastern, southeastern and southern Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina at altitudes ranging from sea level to 2,000 metres.

Variations in adults

Adults have been recorded year round.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Taygetis, funet.fi
  2. ↑ Siewert, R.R. ; Zacca, T. , Dias, F.M.S. ; Freitas, A.V.L. , Mielke, O.H.H. & Casagrande, M.M., 2013: The “Taygetis ypthima species group” (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Satyrinae): taxonomy, variation and description of a new species. Zookeys, 356: 11-29: Abstract and full article: doi:10.3897/zookeys.356.6481