Catonephele numilia, the blue-frosted banner, blue-frosted Catone, Grecian shoemaker or stoplight Catone, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae found in Central and South America.

Catonephele numilia
Male
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Catonephele
Species:
C. numilia
Binomial name
Catonephele numilia
(Cramer, [1775])[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio numilia Cramer, [1775]
  • Papilio micalia Cramer, 1777 (preocc.)
  • Epicalia esite R. Felder, 1869

Description

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Dorsal view of a female C. n. esite

This butterfly usually flies along the ground and close to the ripe fruits and flowers. It can live a month. Adults feed on rotten fruits, while caterpillars feed on Alchornea species (family Euphorbiaceae).

Distribution

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Catonephele numilia can be found in most of Central and South America.

Subspecies

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  • Catonephele numilia numilia (Suriname)
  • Catonephele numilia penthia (Hewitson, 1852) (Brazil)
  • Catonephele numilia esite (R. Felder, 1869) (Mexico to Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Trinidad) – synonym of Catonephele numilia penthiana Staudinger, 1886
  • Catonephele numilia neogermanica Stichel, 1899 (Paraguay, Brazil)
  • Catonephele numilia immaculata Jenkins, 1985 (Mexico)
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References

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  1. ^ Catonephele at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  • Tree of Life
  • DeVries, P.J. (1987) The Butterflies of Costa Rica and their Natural History, Princeton University Press, Princeton
  • Lamas, G., Ed. (2004) Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Gainesville, Scientific Publishers/Association of Tropical Lepidoptera.
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