''Consul'', described by
Pieter Cramer Pieter Cramer (21 May 1721 (baptized) – 28 September 1776), was a wealthy Dutch merchant in linen and Spanish wool, remembered as an entomologist. Cramer was the director of the Zealand Society, a scientific society located in Flushing, and a mem ...
in 1776, is a South American
nymphalid
The Nymphalidae are the largest family of butterflies, with more than 6,000 species distributed throughout most of the world. Belonging to the superfamily Papilionoidea, they are usually medium-sized to large butterflies. Most species have a red ...
butterfly
genus
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in the subfamily
Charaxinae
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The Charaxinae, the leafwings, are a nymphalid subfamily of butterflies that includes about 400 species, inhabiting mainly the tropics, although some species extend into temperate regions in North America, Europe, China, and southern ...
.
Species
There are four species in the genus. All are
Neotropical
The Neotropical realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting Earth's land surface. Physically, it includes the tropical terrestrial ecoregions of the Americas and the entire South American temperate zone.
Definition
In bioge ...
.
[Glassberg, Jeffrey. (2007) A Swift Guide to Butterflies of Mexico and Central America. Sunstreak Books Inc. p. 123.]
* ''
Consul electra''
(Westwood, 1850) – pearly leafwing
* ''
Consul excellens''
(Bates, 1864) – black-veined leafwing
* ''
Consul fabius
''Consul fabius'', the tiger leafwing, is the most common and well known species of the genus ''Consul'' of subfamily Charaxinae in the brush-footed butterfly family (Nymphalidae). It is found all over the Neotropics.
Description
The length ...
''
(Cramer, 1776) – tiger leafwing
* ''
Consul panariste''
(Hewitson, 1856) – tricoloured leafwing
''Consul fabius'' is the most common and well known. It occurs from
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
to
Bolivia in
deciduous forest
In the fields of horticulture and Botany, the term ''deciduous'' () means "falling off at maturity" and "tending to fall off", in reference to trees and shrubs that seasonally shed leaves, usually in the autumn; to the shedding of petals, ...
,
rainforest, and
cloud forest, at elevations between sea level and about 1200 m. The larvae feed on several species of
Piperaceae
The Piperaceae (), also known as the pepper family, are a large family of flowering plants. The group contains roughly 3,600 currently accepted species in 5 genera. The vast majority of species can be found within the two main genera: ''Piper'' ...
. It is part of a
mimicry ring and also mimics dead leaves.
References
External links
TOL"''Consul'' Hübner, [1807]"
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''
Biolib
Anaeini
Nymphalidae of South America
Taxa named by Pieter Cramer
Butterfly genera
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