Английская Википедия:Eueides aliphera
Eueides aliphera, the Juliette , is a species of nymphalid butterfly, belonging to Heliconiinae subfamily found in the Neotropical ecozone.
Description
Eueides aliphera has a wingspan reaching about Шаблон:Convert. The wings are narrower than in all other species of the genus and the apex of primaries is more straight instead of rounded. The basic colour of the wings is fulvous. The uppersides of the forewings have a narrow black bar and black margins, while the uppersides of the hindwings have fine black veins. The underside is similar to the upperside.
Larvae feed on Passiflora oerstedi, Passiflora vitifolia, and Passiflora auriculata.
Distribution
This species can be found in Central and Southern America, from Mexico, Honduras, and Costa Rica to Brazil.
Habitat
Eueides aliphera occurs in scrubby forests and in forest clearings from sea level to an elevation of about Шаблон:Convert.
Subspecies
- Eueides aliphera aliphera (Brazil)
- Eueides aliphera cyllenella Seitz, 1912 (Brazil)
- Eueides aliphera gracilis Stichel, 1903 (Honduras, Costa Rica)
References
- Eueides aliphera, Tree of Life
- Eueides aliphera, BioLib.cz
- Eueides aliphera, Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Juliette, Learn about Butterflies
