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 N. s. acreana have been recorded feeding on Lycianthes species.

Subspecies

References

  1. Napeogenes at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms


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