Catonephele numilia numilia

Description

Family Lycaenidae

'The Lycaenidae are members of the Superfamily Papilionoidea, the true butterflies. Worldwide in distribution, this family has approximately 4,700 species that are unevenly distributed. Coppers are especially dominant in north temperate regions , blues are richest in the Old World tropics and north temperate zones, and hairstreaks are particularly abundant in New World tropics. The adults are typically small to tiny and often brilliantly colored--iridescent blues, bright reds, and oranges. Adults of both sexes have three pairs of walking legs , though most males have fused segments in their front legs. Most adults visit flowers for nectar, but some harvesters feed on wooly aphid honeydew and some hairstreaks feed on aphid honeydew or bird droppings. Females lay single, sea urchin shaped eggs on host leaves or flower buds; the resulting caterpillars are typically slug-shaped. In many species, caterpillars depend on ants for protection, so caterpillars produce sugary secretions that are collected by the ants. Most species overwinter in either the egg or pupal stage.

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Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Protostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa () - Aguinaldo Et Al., 1997 Ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Superphylum: Panarthropoda () - Cuvier
        Phylum: Arthropoda () - Latreille, 1829 - Arthropods
        Subphylum: Mandibulata () - Snodgrass, 1938
        Infraphylum: Atelocerata () - Heymons, 1901
        Superclass: Panhexapoda ()
        Epiclass: Hexapoda ()
        Class: Insecta () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Insects
        Subclass: Dicondylia ()
        Infraclass: Pterygota ()
        Cohort: Myoglossata ()
        Superorder: Amphiesmenoptera ()
        Order: Lepidoptera () - Linnaeus, 1758 - Butterflies and Moths
        Infraorder: Heteroneura ()
        Family: Lycaenidae () - Gossamer Winged Butterflies
        Genus: Catonephele ()
        Specific name: numilia
        Subspecies: numilia
        Scientific name: - Catonephele numilia numilia

Unambiguous Synonyms

Catonephele numilia (Cramer 1776)
Catonephele numilia (Cramer, 1777)

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Catonephele

There are approximately 34 species in this genus:

C. acontius (Acontius Catone) · C. acontius acontius · C. antinoe (Shoemaker Butterfly) · C. antiochus · C. beccarii · C. boyi · C. chione · C. chromis · C. chromis godmani · C. columbana · C. erichi · C. esite · C. eupalemaena · C. eupalemon · C. exquisitus · C. fulva · C. godmanni · C. medea · C. mexicana (East-Mexican Banner) · C. micalia · C. neogermanica · C. numilia (Grecian Shoemaker) · C. numilia esite (Blue-Frosted Banner) · C. numilia numilia · C. nyctimus · C. orbifera · C. orites (Orites Catone) · C. penthia · C. penthiana · C. pierretii · C. sabrina · C. salacia · C. salambria · C. samaria

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Notes

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Contributors

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed October 09, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2973225
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 3027404

Footnotes

http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/taxonomy?f=16&sci=Lycaenidae&com=Gossamer-wing Butterflies [back]