Napeogenes sylphis

Napeogenes sylphis

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Napeogenes
Species:	N. sylphis
Binomial name
*Napeogenes sylphis* (Guérin-Méneville, [1844])^[1]
Synonyms
Heliconia sylphis Guérin-Méneville, [1844] Ithomia ithra Hewitson, 1855 Ithomia ercilla Hewitson, 1858 Ithomia corena Hewitson, 1861 Napeogenes corena caucayaensis Fox & Real, 1971 Ithomia thira Hewitson, 1874 Napeogenes potaronus Kaye, 1905

Napeogenes sylphis is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in South America.

The larvae of subspecies Napeogenes sylphis acreana have been recorded feeding on Lycianthes species.

Subspecies

Napeogenes sylphis sylphis; Bolivia and Peru
Napeogenes sylphis acreana d'Almeida, 1958; Brazil
Napeogenes sylphis caucayensis Fox & Real, 1971; Colombia
Napeogenes sylphis corena (Hewitson, 1861); Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil and Peru
Napeogenes sylphis ercilla (Hewitson, 1858); Brazil
Napeogenes sylphis ehu Brevignon, 2007; French Guiana
Napeogenes sylphis ithra (Hewitson, 1855); Brazil
Napeogenes sylphis potaronus Kaye, 1905; Guyana
Napeogenes sylphis rindgei Fox & Real, 1971; Peru
Napeogenes sylphis thira (Hewitson, 1874); Bolivia and Peru

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