Taygetis ypthima

Taygetis ypthima
	Male, figure A (dorsal) and B (ventral)
	Female, figure C (dorsal) and D (ventral)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Taygetis
Species:	T. ypthima
Binomial name
	Taygetis ypthima; Hübner, [1821]
Synonyms
	Taygetis xantippe Butler, [1870]; Taygetis ophelia Butler, 1870; Taygetis ypthima f. semibrunnea Weymer, 1910; Taygetis yphtima ab. lineata Kivirikko, 1936;

Taygetis ypthima is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in northeastern, southeastern and southern Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina at altitudes ranging from sea level to 2,000 metres.

Variations in adults

Adults have been recorded year round.^[2]

References[]

^ "Taygetis Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
^ Siewert, R.R. ; Zacca, T. , Dias, F.M.S. ; Freitas, A.V.L. , Mielke, O.H.H. & Casagrande, M.M., 2013: The “Taygetis ypthima species group” (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Satyrinae): taxonomy, variation and description of a new species. Zookeys, 356: 11-29: Abstract and full article: doi:10.3897/zookeys.356.6481

This Satyrini article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

[1] "Taygetis Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[2] Siewert, R.R. ; Zacca, T. , Dias, F.M.S. ; Freitas, A.V.L. , Mielke, O.H.H. & Casagrande, M.M., 2013: The “Taygetis ypthima species group” (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Satyrinae): taxonomy, variation and description of a new species. Zookeys, 356: 11-29: Abstract and full article: doi:10.3897/zookeys.356.6481

[1]

[2]