Catonephele numilia

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| image = Catonephele_numilia.jpg

| image_caption = Male

| taxon = Catonephele numilia

| authority = (Cramer, [1775])[http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/nymphalidae/biblidinae/catonephele/index.html#numilia Catonephele] at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

| synonyms =

  • Papilio numilia Cramer, [1775]
  • Papilio micalia Cramer, 1777 (preocc.)
  • Epicalia esite R. Felder, 1869

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Catonephele numilia, the blue-frosted banner, blue-frosted Catone, Grecian shoemaker or stoplight Catone, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae found in Central and South America.

Description

File:Nymphalidae - Catonephele numilia esite - female.JPG

This butterfly usually flies along the ground and close to the ripe fruits and flowers. It can live a month. Adults feed on rotten fruits, while caterpillars feed on Alchornea species (family Euphorbiaceae).

Distribution

Catonephele numilia can be found in most of Central and South America.

Subspecies

  • Catonephele numilia numilia (Suriname)
  • Catonephele numilia penthia (Hewitson, 1852) (Brazil)
  • Catonephele numilia esite (R. Felder, 1869) (Mexico to Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Trinidad) – synonym of Catonephele numilia penthiana Staudinger, 1886
  • Catonephele numilia neogermanica Stichel, 1899 (Paraguay, Brazil)
  • Catonephele numilia immaculata Jenkins, 1985 (Mexico)

Gallery

File:Catonephele numilia1.jpg|Male, mounted, upperside

File:Catonephele numilia2.jpg|Male, mounted, underside

File:Catonephele numilia.png|Female, mounted, upperside

File:Catonephele numilia1.png|Female, mounted, underside

References

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  • [http://tolweb.org/Catonephele+numilia Tree of Life]
  • DeVries, P.J. (1987) The Butterflies of Costa Rica and their Natural History, Princeton University Press, Princeton
  • Lamas, G., Ed. (2004) Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Gainesville, Scientific Publishers/Association of Tropical Lepidoptera.