Hypna clytemnestra

Hypna clytemnestra
Ventral view
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
(unranked):	Rhopalocera
Superfamily:	Papilionoidea
Family:	Nymphalidae
Subfamily:	Charaxinae
Tribe:	Anaeini
Genus:	Hypna
Species:	H. clytemnestra
Binomial name
Hypna clytemnestra (Cramer, 1777)
Synonyms
Papilio clytemnestra Cramer Anaea clytemnestra Hypna clytemnestra, Godman & Salvin, 1884 Hypna clytaemnestra var. negra C. & R. Felder, 1862 Hypna globosa Butler, 1866 Hypna velox Butler, 1866 Hypna forbesi Godman & Salvin, [1884] Hypna elongata Butler, 1866 Hecalene iphigenia Westwood, 1850

Hypna clytemnestra, common name jazzy leafwing,^[1] marbled leafwing or silver-studded leafwing, is a species of Neotropical butterflies belonging to the Nymphalidae family, Charaxinae subfamily.

Description

Hypna clytemnestra is the largest member of Anaeini. This “leafwing butterfly” is quite uncommon. The uppersides of the forewings are black, with a few white spots on the margins and two large white transverse bands. The uppersides of the hindwings are maily brown. The undersides mimic dead leaves, ranging from dark brown to whitish. Larvae feed on Croton floribundus (Euphorbiaceae), while adults feed on rotting fruits.

Distribution

Hypna clytemnestra can be found from Mexico to the Amazon Basin.

Habitat

This butterfly can be found in the lowlands or the foothills, at an elevation of about 100–1,200 metres (330–3,940 ft) above sea level.

Philately

This butterfly has been reproduced on an emission of Cuba of (facial value: 13 C.).

Subspecies

H. c. clytemnestra (Nicaragua - Brazil, Surinam) H. c. negra C. & R. Felder, 1862 (Peru, Bolivia, Panama) H. c. forbesi Godman & Salvin, 1884 (Brazil, Pernambuco) H. c. huebneri Butler, 1866 (Brazil) H. c. rufescens Butler, 1866 (Venezuela, Colombia) H. c. mexicana Hall, 1917 (Mexico, Oaxaca) H. c. corymbaensis Talbot, 1928 (Brazil, Mato Grosso) H. c. iphigenia Herrich-Schäffer, 1862 (Cuba) [2] Gallery Hypna clytemnestra. Mounted specimen on display at the Civico Museo di Storia Naturale di Trieste Hypna clytemnestra subspecies and forms from Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London (vol. 1866, plate XXIII) References Glassberg, Jeffrey. (2007) A Swift Guide to Butterflies of Mexico and Central America. Sunstreak Books Inc. p. 123. Funet Hypna clytemnestra, Butterflies of Amazonia External links Biolib Tree of Life Catalogue of Life