''Consul'', described by
Pieter Cramer in 1776, is a South American
nymphalid
The Nymphalidae are the largest family of butterflies, with more than 6,000 species distributed throughout most of the world. Belonging to the superfamily Papilionoidea, they are usually medium-sized to large butterflies. Most species have a redu ...
butterfly
genus in the subfamily
Charaxinae.
Species
There are four species in the genus. All are
Neotropical.
[Glassberg, Jeffrey. (2007) A Swift Guide to Butterflies of Mexico and Central America. Sunstreak Books Inc. p. 123.]
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Consul electra
Consul (abbrev. ''cos.''; Latin plural ''consules'') was the title of one of the two chief magistrates of the Roman Republic, and subsequently also an important title under the Roman Empire. The title was used in other European city-states throug ...
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(Westwood, 1850) – pearly leafwing
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Consul excellens
Consul (abbrev. ''cos.''; Latin plural ''consules'') was the title of one of the two chief magistrates of the Roman Republic, and subsequently also an important title under the Roman Empire. The title was used in other European city-states throug ...
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(Bates, 1864) – black-veined leafwing
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Consul fabius''
(Cramer, 1776) – tiger leafwing
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Consul panariste
Consul (abbrev. ''cos.''; Latin plural ''consules'') was the title of one of the two chief magistrates of the Roman Republic, and subsequently also an important title under the Roman Empire. The title was used in other European city-states throug ...
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(Hewitson, 1856) – tricoloured leafwing
''Consul fabius'' is the most common and well known. It occurs from
Mexico to
Bolivia
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in
deciduous forest,
rainforest
Rainforests are characterized by a closed and continuous tree canopy, moisture-dependent vegetation, the presence of epiphytes and lianas and the absence of wildfire. Rainforest can be classified as tropical rainforest or temperate rainfores ...
, and
cloud forest
A cloud forest, also called a water forest, primas forest, or tropical montane cloud forest (TMCF), is a generally tropical or subtropical, evergreen, montane, moist forest characterized by a persistent, frequent or seasonal low-level cloud c ...
, at elevations between sea level and about 1200 m. The larvae feed on several species of
Piperaceae. It is part of a
mimicry
In evolutionary biology, mimicry is an evolved resemblance between an organism and another object, often an organism of another species. Mimicry may evolve between different species, or between individuals of the same species. Often, mimicry f ...
ring and also mimics dead leaves.
References
External links
TOL"''Consul'' Hübner, [1807]"
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''
Biolib
Anaeini
Nymphalidae of South America
Taxa named by Pieter Cramer
Butterfly genera
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