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Hypothyris lycaste

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Hypothyris

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Similar
  
Hypothyris, Scada zibia, Mechanitis menapis, Napeogenes, Aeria eurimedia

Hypothyris lycaste is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Central and northern South America.

The larvae of ssp. callispila feed on Solanum torvum.

Subspecies

  • Hypothyris lycaste lycaste (Panama, Colombia)
  • Hypothyris lycaste mergelena (Hewitson, [1855]) (Colombia)
  • Hypothyris lycaste dionaea (Hewitson, [1854]) (Mexico, Guatemala)
  • Hypothyris lycaste callispila (Bates, 1866) (Costa Rica, Panama)
  • Hypothyris lycaste antonia (Hewitson, 1869) (Ecuador)
  • Hypothyris lycaste glabra (Godman, 1899) (Colombia)
  • Hypothyris lycaste limpida (Haensch, 1905) (Colombia)
  • Hypothyris lycaste fraterna (Haensch, 1909) (Venezuela)
  • Hypothyris lycaste limosa Fox, 1971 (Colombia)

    • In addition, there is one unnamed subspecies from Panama.

    References

    Hypothyris lycaste Wikipedia
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