Agrias amydon

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Agrias amydon
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A. a. frontina
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Agrias
Species:
A. amydon
Binomial name
Agrias amydon
Hewitson, [1854]
Synonyms
  • Agrias phalcidonHewitson, 1855
  • Agrias periclesBates, 1860
  • Agrias anaxagorasStaudinger, 1886
  • Agrias eleonoraFruhstorfer, 1895
  • Agrias mapiriFassl, 1913

Agrias amydon, the Amydon agrias or white-spotted agrias, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Mexico, Central America, and South America.

The larvae feed on Erythroxylum species including E. havanense .

Subspecies

There is also an undescribed subspecies from Venezuela.

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  12. Odontadenia macrantha(Roem. & Schult.) Markgr. - Oaxaca, Chiapas, Central America, Trinidad & Tobago, 3 Guianas, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil
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  15. Odontadenia nitida(Vahl) Müll.Arg. - Trinidad & Tobago, 3 Guianas, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Bolivia
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