Catoblepia xanthus

Catoblepia xanthus
Catoblepia xanthus - MHNT
Catoblepia xanthus ventral side - MHNT
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Catoblepia
Species: C. xanthus
Binomial name
Catoblepia xanthus
(Linnaeus, 1758)[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio xanthus Linnaeus, 1758
  • Brassolis xanthis Hübner, [1819]

Catoblepia xanthus is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in northern South America.

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References

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