Napeogenes tolosa

Updated on Dec 23, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nymphalidae Rank Species		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Napeogenes

Similar Napeogenes, Hypothyris lycaste, Butterflies and moths, Scada zibia, Mechanitis menapis

Napeogenes tolosa, the Tolosa tigerwing, is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found from Mexico to northern South America.

The larvae feed on Solanum and Lycianthes species.

Subspecies

Napeogenes tolosa tolosa (Mexico)

Napeogenes tolosa amara Godman, 1899 (Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama)

Napeogenes tolosa chrispina (Hewitson, 1874) (Ecuador, Colombia)

Napeogenes tolosa diaphanosa Kaye, 1918 (Colombia)

Napeogenes tolosa mombachoensis Brabant & Maes, 1997 (Nicaragua)

There are two undescribed subspecies from Panama.

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