Hypothyris lycaste

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Hypothyris lycaste
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H. lycaste
Binomial name
Hypothyris lycaste
(Fabricius, 1793) [1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio lycasteFabricius, 1793
  • Dynothea lycaste
  • Ithomia (Ceratinia) cleisBates, 1864
  • Ithomia megalopolisC. & R. Felder, [1865]
  • Ceratinia megalopolis
  • Hypothiris mergelana
  • Ithomia dionaeaHewitson, [1854]
  • Hypothyris dionaeakremkyi Bryk, 1937
  • Ceratinia dionaea
  • Ithomia (Ceratinia) callispilaBates, 1866
  • Ceratinia mylassaDruce, 1875
  • Ithomia callispila
  • Ceratinia callispila
  • Hypothiris antonia
  • Ceratinia limpidaHaensch, 1905
  • Pseudomechanitis paradoxaRöber, 1930

Hypothyris lycaste is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. 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.

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References

  1. Hypothyris at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms