Anartia amathea
| Anartia amathea | |
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| Male, Tobago | |
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| Female, Trinidad | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Anartia |
| Species: | A. amathea |
| Binomial name | |
| Anartia amathea (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
Anartia amathea, the brown peacock or scarlet peacock, is a species of nymphalid butterfly, found primarily in South America. The type locality is probably Suriname, and the species is found from Panama to Argentina; Grenada, Barbados and Antigua. It is reported as common in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, the Brazilian highlands, the eastern Amazon, the Guianas, Venezuela, and Panama, as well as Trinidad and other Caribbean islands. North American records are either in error or refer to strays.[1]
Larval host plants are mostly undetermined, but these include the families Acanthaceae and Labiatae.
Anartia amathea, dorsal view (MHNT)
Anartia amathea, ventral view (MHNT)_male_underside_Tr.JPG)
Male, underside, Trinidad_female_underside.JPG)
Female, underside, Trinidad
References
- ↑ "Anartia amathea" (PDF). Online Guide to the Animals of Trinidad and Tobago. pp. 1–6. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
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