Brassolis sophorae

Brassolis sophorae
Male
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
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 family Nymphalidae. It is found in South America.

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

Subspecies[]

• Brassolis sophorae sophorae
• Brassolis sophorae ardens Stichel, 1903 (Peru, Ecuador)
• Brassolis sophorae dinizi d'Almeida, 1956 (Brazil: Paraíba)
• Brassolis sophorae laurentii Stichel, 1925
• Brassolis sophorae luridus Stichel, 1902 (Colombia)
• Brassolis sophorae vulpeculus Stichel, 1902 (Paraguay)
• Brassolis sophorae philomela Stichel, 1925 (Ecuador)

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