Dynastor napoleon

Dynastor napoleon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Morphinae
Tribe: Brassolini
Genus: Dynastor
Species: D.napoleon
Binomial name
Dynastor napoleon
Doubleday, 1849[1]
Synonyms
  • Dynastor f. maculatus Niepelt, 1922

Dynastor napoleon is a species of nymphalid butterfly native to Brazil.

Its wingspan is about 125 mm.

The larvae feed on Aechmea nudicaulis and Ananas comosus

References

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