Biology:Dynastor napoleon

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Dynastor napoleon
Dynastor napoleon image.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Dynastor
Species:
D. napoleon
Binomial name
Dynastor napoleon
Doubleday, 1849[1]
Synonyms
  • Dynastor f. maculatus Niepelt, 1922

Dynastor napoleon is a species of nymphalid butterfly native to Brazil .

Its wingspan is about 125 mm.

The larvae feed on the bromeliads Aechmea nudicaulis and pineapple (Ananas comosus).

References

  1. Dynastor at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

Wikidata ☰ Q3042071 entry