Elzunia humboldt
| Elzunia humboldt | |
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| Elzunia humboldt bomplandii from Colombia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Elzunia |
| Species: | E. humboldt |
| Binomial name | |
| Elzunia humboldt (Latreille, 1809) | |
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Elzunia humboldt is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family, subfamily Danainae, tribus Ithomiini.
Description
Elzunia humboldt has a wingspan of about 80–85 millimetres (3.1–3.3 in). This species is quite variable depending on the subspecies. The uppersides of the wings are black, with a series of small white spots on the margins. At the base of the hindwings usually there is a broad yellow band, while in the middle of the forewings usyally there are one or more white spots. The undersides of the wings have a similar pattern to the uppersides, but the basic colour is reddish instead of black and the hindwings usually have two series of white spots.
Distribution
This species can be found in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
Subspecies
- Elzunia humboldt humboldt (Colombia)
- Elzunia humboldt bonplandii (Guérin-Méneville, [1844]) (Colombia)
- Elzunia humboldt cassandrina Srnka, 1884 (Ecuador)
- Elzunia humboldt regalis (Stichel, 1903) (Colombia)
- Elzunia humboldt albomaculata (Haensch, 1903) (Ecuador)
- Elzunia humboldt joiceyi (Kaye, 1918) (Colombia)
- Elzunia humboldt atahualpa Fox, 1956 (Peru)
- Elzunia humboldt judsoni Fox, 1956 (Peru)
Etymology
The butterfly was named to honour the German explorer Alexander von Humboldt.
References
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