Hypna clytemnestra
| Hypna clytemnestra | |
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| Ventral view | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| (unranked): | Rhopalocera |
| Superfamily: | Papilionoidea |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Subfamily: | Charaxinae |
| Tribe: | Anaeini |
| Genus: | Hypna |
| Species: | H. clytemnestra |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypna clytemnestra (Cramer, 1777) | |
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Hypna clytemnestra, common name jazzy leafwing,[1] marbled leafwing or silver-studded leafwing, is a species of Neotropical butterflies belonging to the Nymphalidae family, Charaxinae subfamily.
Description
Hypna clytemnestra is the largest member of Anaeini. This "leafwing butterfly" is quite uncommon. The uppersides of the forewings are black, with a few white spots on the margins and two large white transverse bands. The uppersides of the hindwings are maily brown. The undersides mimic dead leaves, ranging from dark brown to whitish. Larvae feed on Croton floribundus (Euphorbiaceae), while adults feed on rotting fruits.
Distribution
Hypna clytemnestra can be found from Mexico to the Amazon Basin.
Habitat
This butterfly can be found in the lowlands or the foothills, at an elevation of about 100–1,200 metres (330–3,940 ft) above sea level.
Philately
This butterfly has been reproduced on an emission of Cuba of (facial value: 13 C.).
Subspecies
- H. c. clytemnestra (Nicaragua - Brazil, Surinam)
- H. c. negra C. & R. Felder, 1862 (Peru, Bolivia, Panama)
- H. c. forbesi Godman & Salvin, 1884 (Brazil, Pernambuco)
- H. c. huebneri Butler, 1866 (Brazil)
- H. c. rufescens Butler, 1866 (Venezuela, Colombia)
- H. c. mexicana Hall, 1917 (Mexico, Oaxaca)
- H. c. corymbaensis Talbot, 1928 (Brazil, Mato Grosso)
- H. c. iphigenia Herrich-Schäffer, 1862 (Cuba) [2]
Gallery
Hypna clytemnestra. Mounted specimen on display at the Civico Museo di Storia Naturale di Trieste
Hypna clytemnestra subspecies and forms from Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London (vol. 1866, plate XXIII)
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