Napeogenes sylphis

Napeogenes sylphis is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in South America.

Napeogenes sylphis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Genus:
Napeogenes
Species:
N. sylphis
Binomial name
Napeogenes sylphis
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

The larvae of subspecies N. s. acreana have been recorded feeding on Lycianthes species.

Subspecies
  • N. s. sylphis (Bolivia and Peru)
  • N. s. acreana d'Almeida, 1958 (Brazil)
  • N. s. caucayensis Fox & Real, 1971 (Colombia)
  • N. s. corena (Hewitson, 1861) (Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil and Peru)
  • N. s. ercilla (Hewitson, 1858) (Brazil)
  • N. s. ehu Brevignon, 2007 (French Guiana)
  • N. s. ithra (Hewitson, 1855) (Brazil)
  • N. s. potaronus Kaye, 1905 (Guyana)
  • N. s. rindgei Fox & Real, 1971 (Peru)
  • N. s. thira (Hewitson, 1874) (Bolivia and Peru)
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References
  1. Napeogenes at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms


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