Taguaiba ypthima
Male, figure A (dorsal) and B (ventral)
Female, figure C (dorsal) and D (ventral)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Taguaiba
Species:
T. ypthima
Binomial name
Taguaiba ypthima
Hübner, [1821][1]
Synonyms
  • Taygetis ypthima Hübner, [1821
  • Taygetis xantippe Butler, [1870]
  • Taygetis ophelia Butler, 1870
  • Taygetis ypthima f. semibrunnea Weymer, 1910
  • Taygetis yphtima ab. lineata Kivirikko, 1936

Taguaiba ypthima is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.[1] It is found in northeastern, southeastern and southern Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina at altitudes ranging from sea level to 2,000 metres.

Variations in adults

Adults have been recorded year round.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Marianne Espeland; Shinichi Nakahara; Thamara Zacca; Eduardo P. Barbosa; Blanca Huertas; et al. (2023). "Combining target enrichment and Sanger sequencing data to clarify the systematics of the diverse Neotropical butterfly subtribe Euptychiina (Nymphalidae, Satyrinae)". Systematic Entomology: 1–73. doi:10.1111/syen.12590. ISSN 1365-3113.
  2. ↑ Siewert, R.R. ; Zacca, T. , Dias, F.M.S. ; Freitas, A.V.L. , Mielke, O.H.H. & Casagrande, M.M., 2013: The “Taygetis ypthima species group” (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Satyrinae): taxonomy, variation and description of a new species. Zookeys, 356: 11-29: Abstract and full article: doi:10.3897/zookeys.356.6481


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