Catoblepia

Catoblepia
Type species: Catoblepia xanthus - MHNT
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Tribe:	Brassolini
Genus:	Catoblepia Stichel, 1902
Diversity
8 species

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

Species

Listed alphabetically within groups:

• 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:
  • Catoblepia orgetorix (Hewitson, 1870) – Orgetorix owl
  • Catoblepia soranus (Westwood, 1851)

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  Catoblepia xanthus - MHNT

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