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Godyris zavaleta

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Genus
  
Godyris

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

Class
  
Insecta

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Butterflies and moths, Hypoleria, Hyposcada, Ceratinia tutia, Napeogenes

Godyris zavaleta, the Zavaleta glasswing, is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found from Costa Rica to southern Peru. The habitat consists of lowland and mid-elevation rainforests at altitudes up to 900 meters.

Adults visit the flowers of Epidendrum panniculatum. Adult males sequester pyrrolizidine alkaloids from Heliotropium, Tournefourtia, Myosotis, Eupatorium, Neomiranda and Senecio species, making the species toxic to deter predation by birds.

The larvae feed on Solanum species (including S. brenesii), but have also been recorded feeding on Cestrum nocturnum.

Subspecies

  • G. z. zavaleta (Colombia)
  • G. z. baudoensis Vitale & Rodriguez, 2004 (Colombia)
  • G. z. caesiopicta (Niepelt, 1915) (Costa Rica, Panama)
  • G. z. eutelina Brévignon, 1993 (Guyanas)
  • G. z. gonussa (Hewitson, 1856) (Colombia)
  • G. z. huallaga Fox, 1941 (Peru)
  • G. z. matronalis (Weymer, 1883) (Ecuador)
  • G. z. petersii (Dewitz, 1877) (Colombia)
  • G. z. rosata Vitale & Rodriguez, 2004 (Ecuador)
  • G. z. sosunga (Reakirt, [1866]) (Honduras)
  • G. z. telesilla (Hewitson, 1863) (Ecuador)
  • G. z. zygia (Godman & Salvin, 1877) (Costa Rica to Panama)

    • References

    Godyris zavaleta Wikipedia
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