Hypothyris lycaste

Hypothyris lycaste
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Hypothyris
Species: H. lycaste
Binomial name
Hypothyris lycaste
(Fabricius, 1793)[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio lycaste Fabricius, 1793
  • Dynothea lycaste
  • Ithomia (Ceratinia) cleis Bates, 1864
  • Ithomia megalopolis C. & R. Felder, [1865]
  • Ceratinia megalopolis
  • Hypothiris mergelana
  • Ithomia dionaea Hewitson, [1854]
  • Hypothyris dionaea kremkyi Bryk, 1937
  • Ceratinia dionaea
  • Ithomia (Ceratinia) callispila Bates, 1866
  • Ceratinia mylassa Druce, 1875
  • Ithomia callispila
  • Ceratinia callispila
  • Hypothiris antonia
  • Ceratinia limpida Haensch, 1905
  • Pseudomechanitis paradoxa Röber, 1930

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

In addition, there is one unnamed subspecies from Panama.

References

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