Biblis hyperia

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Biblis hyperia
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Dorsal view
Crimson-banded black (Biblis hyperia) underside Cundinamarca.jpg
Underside
Scientific classification
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Biblis

Fabricius, 1807
Species:
B. hyperia
Binomial name
Biblis hyperia
(Cramer, 1779) [1]
Synonyms

Genus:

  • ZonagaBillberg, 1820
  • ZonagraSherborn, 1932

Species:

  • Papilio hyperia
  • Didonis biblisGodman & Salvin, [1883]

Biblis hyperia, the red rim or crimson-banded black, is a species of brush-footed butterfly (family Nymphalidae) that is native to the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas in the United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and South America as far south as Paraguay. [2] Its genus Biblis is so far monotypic, but at least one other undescribed species is suspected to exist.

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They can be seen flying between March and November in subtropical forest. [3] [4] The immature larvae feed on Tragia volubilis . [5]

Description

Adults have a velvety-black forewing with a gray hindwing. The hindwing has a pinkish-red band. [4] The caterpillars of this species are gray brown with raised green marks and spikes. [3] 1342

Subspecies

Listed alphabetically: [6]

An unnamed species has been identified in Peru. [7]


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References

  1. "Biblis hyperia Red Rim". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2011-12-07.
  2. "Red Rim Biblis hyperia (Cramer, 1779)". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved 2011-12-07.
  3. 1 2 "Species Biblis hyperia - Red Rim" . Retrieved 2009-12-17.
  4. 1 2 Kaufman, Kenn; Brock, Jim P. (2003). Kaufman Field Guide to Butterflies of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company. p. 214. ISBN   978-0-618-76826-4.
  5. "Museum:Biblis hyperia". Archived from the original on 2010-11-23. Retrieved 2009-12-17.
  6. "Biblis Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  7. Lamas, Gerardo. (2004) Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera; Checklist: Part 4A; Hesperioidea - Papilionoidea.