Biology:Ithomia iphianassa

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Short description: Species of butterfly


Ithomia iphianassa
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Ithomia iphianassa panamensis
Ithomiaanaphissa.jpg
Ithomia iphianassa anaphissa
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I. iphianassa
Binomial name
Ithomia iphianassa
Doubleday, 1947[1]
Synonyms
  • Dynothea lycaste var. pumensis Reakirt, [1866]
  • Ithomia iphianassa var. panamensis Bates, 1863
  • Dynothea lycaste var. negrèta Reakirt, [1866]
  • Ceratinia boucardi Druce, 1875
  • Ithomia panamensis
  • Ithomia pepita Oberthür, 1879
  • Ithomia anaphissa

Ithomia iphianassa is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Central and northern South America.

feed on plants of the family Solanaceae, such as Cuatresia riparia, Cuatresia morii, and Acnistus arborescens.

Subspecies

  • Ithomia iphianassa iphianassa (Venezuela)
  • Ithomia iphianassa panamensis Bates, 1863 (Panama)
  • Ithomia iphianassa anaphissa Herrich-Schäffer, 1865 (Colombia)
  • Ithomia iphianassa phanessa Herrich-Schäffer, 1865 (Ecuador, Colombia)
  • Ithomia iphianassa alienassa Haensch, 1905 (Colombia)
  • Ithomia iphianassa ethilla Neustetter, 1929 (western Colombia)

In addition, there is one unnamed subspecies from Ecuador.

References

  1. Ithomia at funet

Wikidata ☰ Q13372401 entry