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Catonephele
''Catonephele'' is a nymphalid butterfly genus found in Mexico, Central America, South America, and the West Indies. Species Listed alphabetically: at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' * '''' (, 1771) – Acontius firewing * '' Catonephele antinoe'' (Godart, |
Catonephele Numilia
''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 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 ''Catonephele numilia'' can be found in most of Central and South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the souther .... Subspecies * ''Catonephe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catonephele Acontius
''Catonephele acontius'', the Acontius firewing, is a nymphalid butterfly species found in South America. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1771 (who gave the type location as "China", a designation followed by some later authors). Description (Male, described by Dru Drury): Upperside. Antennae, head, thorax, and abdomen The abdomen (colloquially called the belly, tummy, midriff, tucky or stomach) is the part of the body between the thorax (chest) and pelvis, in humans and in other vertebrates. The abdomen is the front part of the abdominal segment of the tors ... black. Wings fine velvety black. An orange-coloured bar, about inch (6 mm) broad, rises in the middle of the superior wings, running circularly and crossing the inferior ones, meeting about the middle of the abdominal edges. Underside. Palpi white. Tongue brown. Breast and legs white. Abdomen yellow brown. Wings shining brown, exhibiting various shades of changeable colours; the tips terminating ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catonephele Orites
''Catonephele orites'', the orange-banded shoemaker butterfly, is a species of butterfly Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprises ... found throughout the northern coast of South America and into Central America. Food Larvae of ''Catonephele orites'' have been found on '' Alchornea''. References ''Catonephele''at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' Biblidinae Nymphalidae of South America Butterflies described in 1899 {{Biblidinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catonephele Sabrina
''Catonephele sabrina'' is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. Description ''Catonephele sabrina'' has a wingspan of about . The basic colour of the uppersides of the wings is dark brown, with broad orange bands on the forewings and on the hindwings. On the top of the forewings there are large orange spots. Distribution This species occurs in Colombia and Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area .... References"''Catonephele sabrina'' (Hewitson, 1851)"at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' External links Biblidinae Fauna of Brazil Nymphalidae of South America Butterflies described in 1852 {{Biblidinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orange-banded Shoemaker Butterfly
''Catonephele orites'', the orange-banded shoemaker butterfly, is a species of butterfly Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprises ... found throughout the northern coast of South America and into Central America. Food Larvae of ''Catonephele orites'' have been found on '' Alchornea''. References ''Catonephele''at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' Biblidinae Nymphalidae of South America Butterflies described in 1899 {{Biblidinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
