Taguaiba ypthima

Taguaiba ypthima
Male, figure A (dorsal) and B (ventral)
Female, figure C (dorsal) and D (ventral)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Taguaiba
Species:
T. ypthima
Binomial name
Taguaiba ypthima
Hübner, [1821]
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. It is found in northeastern, southeastern and southern Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina at altitudes ranging from sea level to 2,000 metres (6,600 ft).

Variations in adults

Adults have been recorded year round.

References

  1. 1 2 Marianne Espeland; Shinichi Nakahara; Thamara Zacca; Eduardo P. Barbosa; Blanca Huertas (2023). "Combining target enrichment and Sanger sequencing data to clarify the systematics of the diverse Neotropical butterfly subtribe Euptychiina (Nymphalidae, Satyrinae)". Systematic Entomology. 48 (4): 498–570. Bibcode:2023SysEn..48..498E. 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