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Ithomia iphianassa is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Central and northern South America.
Ithomia iphianassa | |
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Ithomia iphianassa panamensis | |
Ithomia iphianassa anaphissa | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Ithomia |
Species: | I. iphianassa
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Binomial name | |
Ithomia iphianassa Doubleday, 1947[1]
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Synonyms | |
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feed on plants of the family Solanaceae, such as Cuatresia riparia, Cuatresia morii, and Acnistus arborescens.
Subspecies
edit- Ithomia iphianassa iphianassa (Venezuela)
- Ithomia iphianassa panamensis Bates, 1863 (Panama)
- Ithomia iphianassa anaphissa Herrich-Schäffer, 1865 (Colombia)
- Ithomia iphianassa phanessa Herrich-Schäffer, 1865 (Ecuador, Colombia)
- Ithomia iphianassa alienassa Haensch, 1905 (Colombia)
- Ithomia iphianassa ethilla Neustetter, 1929 (western Colombia)
In addition, there is one unnamed subspecies from Ecuador.
References
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