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Hypothyris lycaste

Synonyms: Hypothyris paradoxa; Ithomia megalopolis; Papilio lycaste

Wikipedia Abstract

Hypothyris lycaste is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Central and northern South America. The larvae of ssp. callispila feed on Solanum torvum.
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Infraspecies

Hypothyris lycaste antonia
Hypothyris lycaste callispila
Hypothyris lycaste dionaea
Hypothyris lycaste fraterna
Hypothyris lycaste glabra
Hypothyris lycaste limosa
Hypothyris lycaste limpida
Hypothyris lycaste lycaste
Hypothyris lycaste mergelena

Prey / Diet

Solanum diversifolium diversifolium (berengena)[1]
Solanum umbellatum (ukuch)[1]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0