Godyris zavaleta

Godyris zavaleta
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Godyris
Species:	G. zavaleta
Binomial name
Godyris zavaleta (Hewitson, 1855) [1]
Synonyms
Ithomia zavaletaHewitson, 1855 Ithomia gonussaHewitson, 1856 Ithomia telesillaHewitson, 1863 Ithomia sosungaReakirt, [1866] Ithomia petersiiDewitz, 1877 Ithomia zygiaGodman & Salvin, 1877 Hymenitis matronalisWeymer, 1883 Dismenitis zavaletta amarettaHaensch, 1903 Dismenitis zygia var. caesiopictaNiepelt, 1915 Godyris zavaleta soritesFox, 1968

Godyris zavaleta in Costa Rica

Godyris zavaleta, the Zavaleta glasswing, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found from Costa Rica to southern Peru. The habitat consists of lowland and mid-elevation rainforests at altitudes up to 900 meters.

Adults visit the flowers of Epidendrum panniculatum . Adult males sequester pyrrolizidine alkaloids from Heliotropium , Tournefourtia , Myosotis , Eupatorium , Neomiranda and Senecio species, making the species toxic to deter predation by birds. ^[2]

The larvae feed on Solanum species (including S. brenesii ), but have also been recorded feeding on Cestrum nocturnum .

Subspecies

• G. z. zavaleta (Colombia)
• G. z. baudoensisVitale & Rodriguez, 2004 (Colombia)
• G. z. caesiopicta(Niepelt, 1915) (Costa Rica, Panama)
• G. z. eutelinaBrévignon, 1993 (Guyanas)
• G. z. gonussa(Hewitson, 1856) (Colombia)
• G. z. huallagaFox, 1941 (Peru)
• G. z. matronalis(Weymer, 1883) (Ecuador)
• G. z. petersii(Dewitz, 1877) (Colombia)
• G. z. rosataVitale & Rodriguez, 2004 (Ecuador)
• G. z. sosunga(Reakirt, [1866]) (Honduras)
• G. z. telesilla(Hewitson, 1863) (Ecuador)
• G. z. zygia(Godman & Salvin, 1877) (Costa Rica to Panama)

References

1. "Godyris Boisduval, 1870" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
2. Butterflies of the Amazon and Andes ^[usurped]