Catoblepia

<i>Catoblepia</i>

Catoblepia

Genus of brush-footed butterflies

Catoblepia is a genus of Neotropical butterflies in the family Nymphalidae. Larvae feed on bananas[1] and adults feed on rotting fruit.[2]

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Species

Listed alphabetically within groups:[1]

  • The generosa species group:
    • Catoblepia berecynthia (Cramer, [1777])
    • Catoblepia generosa (Stichel, 1902)
  • The xanthus species group:
    • Catoblepia amphirhoe (Hübner, [1825])
    • Catoblepia versitincta (Stichel, 1901)
    • Catoblepia xanthicles (Godman & Salvin, [1881])
    • Catoblepia xanthus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Unknown species group:

References

  1. [1]
    "Catoblepia Stichel, 1902" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. [2]
    Cassie, B. and Sandved, K. (2004) A World of Butterflies. NY: Bulfinch Press, p.354


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