Biblis hyperia, the red rim or crimson-banded black, is a species of brush-footed butterfly (family Nymphalidae) that is native to the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas in the United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and South America as far south as Paraguay.[2] Its genus Biblis is so far monotypic, but at least one other undescribed species is suspected to exist.
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| Genus: | Biblis Fabricius, 1807
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| Species: | B. hyperia
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They can be seen flying between March and November in subtropical forest.[3][4] The immature larvae feed on Tragia volubilis.[5]
Description edit
Adults have a velvety-black forewing with a gray hindwing. The hindwing has a pinkish-red band.[4] The caterpillars of this species are gray brown with raised green marks and spikes.[3] 1342
Subspecies edit
Listed alphabetically:[6]
- B. h. aganisa Boisduval, 1836
- B. h. hyperia (Cramer, [1779])
- B. h. laticlavia (Thieme, 1904)
- B. h. nectanabis (Fruhstorfer, 1909)
- B. h. pacifica (Hall, 1928)
An unnamed species has been identified in Peru.[7]
References edit
- ^ "Biblis hyperia Red Rim". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2011-12-07.
- ^ "Red Rim Biblis hyperia (Cramer, 1779)". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved 2011-12-07.
- ^ a b "Species Biblis hyperia - Red Rim". Retrieved 2009-12-17.
- ^ a b Kaufman, Kenn; Brock, Jim P. (2003). Kaufman Field Guide to Butterflies of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company. p. 214. ISBN 978-0-618-76826-4.
- ^ "Museum:Biblis hyperia". Archived from the original on 2010-11-23. Retrieved 2009-12-17.
- ^ "Biblis Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Lamas, Gerardo. (2004) Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera; Checklist: Part 4A; Hesperioidea - Papilionoidea.
External links edit
Media related to Biblis hyperia at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Biblis at Wikispecies
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