Biology:Catoblepia xanthus

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Catoblepia xanthus
Catoblepia xanthus MHNT dos.jpg
MHNT
Catoblepia xanthus MHNT ventre.jpg
Ventral side - MHNT
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Catoblepia
Species:
C. xanthus
Binomial name
Catoblepia xanthus
Synonyms
  • Papilio xanthus Linnaeus, 1758
  • Brassolis xanthis Hübner, [1819]

Catoblepia xanthus is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in northern South America.

Subspecies

  • Catoblepia xanthus xanthus (Peru, Guianas)
  • Catoblepia xanthus rivalis Niepelt, 1911 (Ecuador)

References

  1. "Catoblepia Stichel, 1902" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

Wikidata ☰ Q2942967 entry