''Ithomia iphianassa'' is a species of
butterfly
Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...
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 found in
Central and northern
South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a considerably smaller portion in the Northern Hemisphere. It can also be described as the southern Subregion#Americas, subregion o ...
.
feed on plants of the family
Solanaceae
Solanaceae (), commonly known as the nightshades, is a family of flowering plants in the order Solanales. It contains approximately 2,700 species, several of which are used as agricultural crops, medicinal plants, and ornamental plants. Many me ...
, such as ''
Cuatresia riparia
''Cuatresia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Solanaceae.
Its native range is Central and Southern Tropical America.
Species:
*'' Cuatresia amistadensis''
*'' Cuatresia anomala''
*'' Cuatresia colombiana''
*'' Cuatres ...
'', ''
Cuatresia morii
''Cuatresia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Solanaceae.
Its native range is Central and Southern Tropical America.
Species:
*'' Cuatresia amistadensis''
*'' Cuatresia anomala''
*'' Cuatresia colombiana''
*'' Cuatres ...
'', and ''
Acnistus arborescens
''Iochroma arborescens'' is a species of flowering plant in the genus ''Iochroma'', belonging to the nightshade family Solanaceae. Formerly it was considered the single species in the Monotypic taxon, monotypic genus ''Acnistus''. Common names i ...
''.
Subspecies
*''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
Butterflies described in 1947
Ithomiini
Nymphalidae of South America
Butterflies of Central America
Lepidoptera of Venezuela
Lepidoptera of Colombia
Lepidoptera of Ecuador
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