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Acontius Firewing
Catonephele acontius (Linnaeus, 1771)

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Arthropoda - arthropods »  class Insecta - insects »  order Lepidoptera - butterflies and moths »  family Nymphalidae - brushfoots »  genus Catonephele

Scientific synonyms

Papilio acontius Linnaeus, 1771 o
Papilio antiochus Fabricius, 1775 (unjustified replacement name) u.repl.
Papilio chione Cramer, 1776
Catonephele eupalemaena Hübner, 1819
Papilio eupalemon Cramer, 1777
Catonephele acontius exquisitus Stichel, 1899
Papilio medea Fabricius, 1775

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Type taxon of:Epicalia Doubleday, 1844 (Papilio antiochus Fabricius, 1775), Catonephele Hübner, 1819 (Catonephele eupalemaena Hübner, 1819)

Images

Catonephele acontius acontius

Catonephele acontius acontius, male

Author: Didier Descouens

Catonephele acontius acontius

Catonephele acontius acontius, female

Author: Didier Descouens

Catonephele acontius - Acontius Firewing

male

Author: Lubomír Klátil

Catonephele acontius - Acontius Firewing

female

Author: Lubomír Klátil

Catonephele acontius - Acontius Firewing

male

Author: Jiří Hvězda

Catonephele acontius acontius

Catonephele acontius acontius, male

Author: Didier Descouens

Taxon in country check-lists*

South America: Bolivia, Brazil, Guyana, Peru, Suriname

* List of countries might not be complete

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Similar species

Catonephele orites Stichel, 1899 - Broken Banner
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Included taxa

Number of records: 2

subspecies Catonephele acontius acontius (Linnaeus, 1771)

Catonephele acontius acontius

subspecies Catonephele acontius caeruleus Jenkins, 1985

Links and literature

EN Illustrated Lists of American Butterflies 9-III-2024 [Catonephele_acontius_a]

Warren, A. D., K. J. Davis, E. M. Stangeland, J. P. Pelham, K. R. Willmott & N. V. Grishin: Illustrated Lists of American Butterflies [http://butterfliesofamerica.com/] [as Catonephele acontius (Linnaeus, 1771)]
Data retrieved on: 6 January 2025
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Explanations

o original combination

u.repl. unjustified replacement name - new name proposed to replace junior homonym when not necessary.



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