Siderone galanthis

Siderone galanthis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Siderone
Species:	S. galanthis
Binomial name
Siderone galanthis (Cramer, [1775]) [1]
Synonyms
Papilio galanthisCramer, [1775] Papilio marthesiaCramer, [1777] Siderone marthesia f. leonoraKrüger, 1933 (preocc. Bargmann, 1928) Siderone marthesia f. sinceraKrüger, 1933 Siderone marthesia f. salmoneaBiedermann, 1933 Siderone marthesia f. cancellariaeHall, 1935 Siderone thebaisC. & R. Felder, 1862 Siderone nemesis var. confluensStaudinger, 1887 Siderone nemesis f. leonoraBargmann, 1928 Siderone thebais f. exactaBargmann, 1929

Siderone galanthis, the scarlet leafwing or red-striped leafwing, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found from Mexico to southern Brazil. The habitat consists deciduous and evergreen forests at altitudes up to 900 meters.

Adults have been recorded imbibing mineralised moisture from the ground. ^[2]

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Casearia sylvestris and Zuelania quidonia .

Subspecies

• Siderone galanthis galanthis (Surinam, Brazil: Pará, Trinidad)
• Siderone galanthis thebaisC. & R. Felder, 1862 (Colombia, Ecuador, Brazil: Amazonas)

References

1. "Siderone Hübner, [1823]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
2. Butterflies of the Amazon and Andes ^[usurped]