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.
Description
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 Catonephele numilia can be found in most of Central and South America.
Subspecies 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
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.
External links
Butterflies of America Nymphalidae.utu.fi