''Hypna'' is a butterfly

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

of the family

Nymphalidae 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 ha ...

. It is

monotypic In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unisp ...

, containing only ''Hypna clytemnestra'', the jazzy leafwing,Glassberg, Jeffrey. (2007) A Swift Guide to Butterflies of Mexico and Central America. Sunstreak Books Inc. p. 123. marbled leafwing or silver-studded leafwing.

Description

''Hypna clytemnestra'' is the largest member of the tribe

Anaeini Anaeini is a tribe (biology), tribe of Neotropical brush-footed butterflies. Their wing undersides usually mimicry, mimic dead leaves. Included genera (and notable species) are: * ''Anaea (butterfly), Anaea'' Hübner, 819re
mimic 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. In the simples ...

dead leaves, ranging from dark brown to whitish.

Larva A larva (; : larvae ) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into their next life stage. Animals with indirect development such as insects, some arachnids, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase ...

e feed on '' Croton floribundus'' (

Euphorbiaceae Euphorbiaceae (), the spurge family, is a large family of flowering plants. In English, they are also commonly called euphorbias, which is also the name of Euphorbia, the type genus of the family. Most spurges, such as ''Euphorbia paralias'', ar ...

), while adults feed on rotting fruits.

Distribution

''Hypna clytemnestra'' can be found from

Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...

to the

Amazon basin The Amazon basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributary, tributaries. The Amazon drainage basin covers an area of about , or about 35.5 percent of the South American continent. It is located in the countries ...

Habitat

This butterfly can be found in the lowlands or the foothills, at an elevation of about above sea level.

Philately

This butterfly is on a

Cuba Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest island), Isla de la Juventud, and List of islands of Cuba, 4,195 islands, islets and cays surrounding the main island. It is located where the ...

n stamp with a face value of ¢13.

Subspecies

* ''H. c. clytemnestra'' (Nicaragua - Brazil, Suriname) * ''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)"''Hypna'' Hübner, [1819]"
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''

Gallery

File:- Nymphalidae - Hypna clytemnestra-001.JPG">Specimen on display at the Civico Museo di Storia Naturale di Trieste File:HypnaButler.jpg, Subspecies and forms from ''Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London'' (vol. 1866, plate XXIII) File:Jazz y leafwing feeding.jpg, Feeding at a butterfly house

References

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* , Butterflies of Amazonia

External links

Tree of Life
Charaxinae Anaeini, Nymphalidae of South America Monotypic butterfly genera Taxa named by Jacob Hübner Lepidoptera of Brazil Butterflies of Central America Nymphalidae genera {{Charaxinae-stub