Biology:Ithomia iphianassa

Short description: Species of butterfly

Ithomia iphianassa
Ithomia iphianassa panamensis
Ithomia iphianassa anaphissa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Subfamily:	Danainae
Tribe:	Ithomiini
Genus:	Ithomia
Species:	I. iphianassa
Binomial name
Ithomia iphianassa Doubleday, 1947
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

Wikidata ☰ Q13372401 entry