Napeogenes sylphis

Napeogenes sylphis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Napeogenes
Species:	N. sylphis
Binomial name
	Napeogenes sylphis; (Guérin-Méneville, [1844])
Synonyms
	Heliconia sylphis Guérin-Méneville, [1844]; Ithomia ithra Hewitson, 1855; Ithomia ercilla Hewitson, 1858; Ithomia corena Hewitson, 1861; Napeogenes corena caucayaensis Fox & Real, 1971; Ithomia thira Hewitson, 1874; Napeogenes potaronus Kaye, 1905;

Napeogenes sylphis is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in South America.

The larvae of subspecies Napeogenes sylphis acreana have been recorded feeding on Lycianthes species.

Subspecies

Napeogenes sylphis sylphis; Bolivia and Peru
Napeogenes sylphis acreana d'Almeida, 1958; Brazil
Napeogenes sylphis caucayensis Fox & Real, 1971; Colombia
Napeogenes sylphis corena (Hewitson, 1861); Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil and Peru
Napeogenes sylphis ercilla (Hewitson, 1858); Brazil
Napeogenes sylphis ehu Brevignon, 2007; French Guiana
Napeogenes sylphis ithra (Hewitson, 1855); Brazil
Napeogenes sylphis potaronus Kaye, 1905; Guyana
Napeogenes sylphis rindgei Fox & Real, 1971; Peru
Napeogenes sylphis thira (Hewitson, 1874); Bolivia and Peru

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