Napeogenes tolosa

Napeogenes tolosa, the Tolosa tigerwing, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found from Mexico to northern South America.

Napeogenes tolosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Genus:
Napeogenes
Species:
N. tolosa
Binomial name
Napeogenes tolosa
(Hewitson, 1855)[1]
Synonyms
  • Ithomia tolosa Hewitson, 1855
  • Ithomia chrispina Hewitson, 1874
  • Napeogenes amara Godman, 1899
  • Napeogenes diaphanosa Kaye, 1918
  • Napeogenes pacifica Krüger, 1925

The larvae feed on Solanum and Lycianthes species.

Subspecies
  • Napeogenes tolosa tolosa (Mexico)
  • Napeogenes tolosa amara Godman, 1899 (Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama)
  • Napeogenes tolosa chrispina (Hewitson, 1874) (Ecuador, Colombia)
  • Napeogenes tolosa diaphanosa Kaye, 1918 (Colombia)
  • Napeogenes tolosa mombachoensis Brabant & Maes, 1997 (Nicaragua)

There are two undescribed subspecies from Panama.

References
  1. Napeogenes at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms


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