Hypanartia paullus (Antillean mapwing) is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Jamaica, Cuba, Hispaniola and Puerto Rico.[1] It occurs in a wide variety of wooded habitats from sea level to 1,900 meters.
Antillean mapwing | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Hypanartia |
Species: | H. paullus
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Binomial name | |
Hypanartia paullus (Fabricius, 1793)
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The length of the forewings is about 29 mm. Adults are on wing year round, but the peak flight period occurs between June and August.[2]
The larvae feed on Trema micrantha and Piper species.
References
edit- ^ "Butterflies of America". Archived from the original on 2012-11-11. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
- ^ Systematics of Hypanartia (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Nymphalinae), with a test for geographical speciation mechanisms in the Andes