Antillea pelops
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| Species: | A. pelops
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| Antillea pelops (Drury, 1773)
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Antillea pelops is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the Caribbean, including Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Montserrat and Saint Kitts.
The length of the forewings is 10–12 mm for males and 11–13 mm for females.
The larvae feed on and .
Subspecies[]
- A. p. pelops
- A. p. anacaona (Herrich-Schäffer, 1865) (Cuba)
- A. p. pygmaea (Godart, 1819) (Jamaica)
External links[]
- "Antillea Higgins, [1959]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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Categories:
- Melitaeini
- Taxa named by Dru Drury
- Butterflies described in 1773
- Butterflies of the Caribbean
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