Catonephele numilia
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Catonephele |
| Species: | C. numilia
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Catonephele numilia, the blue-frosted banner, blue-frosted Catone, Grecian shoemaker or stoplight Catone, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae found in Central and South America.
Description[edit]
There is sexual dimorphism in the adults, with the males being black with six orange dots on the dorsal surface of the wings, whereas females are black with a light yellow band across the centre of the forewings. This butterfly usually flies along the ground and close to the ripe fruits and flowers. It can live a month. Adults feed on rotten fruits, while caterpillars feed on Alchornea species (family Euphorbiaceae).
Distribution[edit]
Catonephele numilia can be found in most of Central and South America.
Subspecies[edit]
- Catonephele numilia numilia (Suriname)
- Catonephele numilia penthia (Hewitson, 1852) (Brazil)
- Catonephele numilia esite (R. Felder, 1869) (Mexico to Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Trinidad) – synonym of Catonephele numilia penthiana Staudinger, 1886
- Catonephele numilia neogermanica Stichel, 1899 (Paraguay, Brazil)
- Catonephele numilia immaculata Jenkins, 1985 (Mexico)
Gallery[edit]
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Male, mounted, upperside -
Male, mounted, underside -
Female, mounted, upperside -
Female, mounted, underside
References[edit]
- ^ Catonephele at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Tree of Life
- DeVries, P.J. (1987) The Butterflies of Costa Rica and their Natural History, Princeton University Press, Princeton
- Lamas, G., Ed. (2004) Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Gainesville, Scientific Publishers/Association of Tropical Lepidoptera.
External links[edit]
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