Brassolis sophorae

Brassolis sophorae
male
female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Morphinae
Tribe: Brassolini
Genus: Brassolis
Species: B. sophorae
Binomial name
Brassolis sophorae
(Linnaeus, 1758)[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio sophorae Linnaeus, 1758
  • Brassolis sophorae romani Bryk, 1953

Brassolis sophorae is a species of large butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in South America.

The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including Acrocomia aculeata, Archontophoenix alexandrae, Arecastrum romazoffianum, Astrocaryum, Attalea, Bactris (including Bactris major), Butia eriospatha, Caryota mitis, Caryota urens, Chrysalidocarpus lutescens, Cocos nucifera, Copernicia cerifera, Desmoncus, Euterpe, Hyophorbe lagenicaulis, Livinstona chinensis, Mauritia flexuosa, Neodypsis decaryi, Orbignya, Phoenix canariensis, Phoenix dactylifera, Phoenix reclinata, Pritchardia pacifica, Ptychosperma macarthurii, Roystonea oleracea, Roystonea regia, Roystonea venezuelana, Sabal mauritiiformis, Sabal umbraculiferus, Scheelea macrocarpa, Washingtonia filifera, Saccharum officinarum, Musa sapientum, Ravenala madagascariensis and Strelitzia nicolai.

Subspecies

References

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