Anartia chrysopelea

Anartia chrysopelea
	Anartia chrysopelea
Systematics
Class :	Insects (Insecta)
Order :	Butterflies (Lepidoptera)
Family :	Noble butterfly (Nymphalidae)
Subfamily :	Spotted butterfly (Nymphalinae)
Genre :	Anartia
Type :	Anartia chrysopelea
Scientific name
	Anartia chrysopelea
	( Huebner , 1831)

Wing underside

Stachytarpheta jamaicensis
A food flower of the moth

Anartia Chrysopelea is endemic to Cuba occurring butterfly ( butterfly ) from the family of Nymphalidae (Nymphalidae).

description

butterfly

The wingspan of the moth is 46 to 62 millimeters. The basic color of the wings is black-brown to black. Males and females do not differ in the drawing. On the upper side of the fore and hind wings, broad white band-like drawings stand out, each bordered by an orange-colored, black-cored eye spot on the inner edge . Orange-colored sickle-shaped rows of spots run along the edge. All wing undersides show similar drawing elements as the upper sides. The tails at the anal angle of the hind wings are short and pointed.

Caterpillar, pupa

Adult caterpillars are blackish and have indistinct light lines and points on the body. The segment incisions are whitish to light gray. Each body segment is provided with strongly branched black or brown thorns. There are two short, thin, straight horns on the head. The doll has a green color and is designed as a tumble doll.

Similar species

Anartia lytea is slightly larger than Anartia chrysopelea , has a brown base color and less clear markings and is also distinguished by the very narrow white band on the underside of the hind wing. The species is common on Hispaniola and is rarely found in Cuba.

Distribution and occurrence

Anartia chrysopelea is endemic to Cuba . Individual finds of specimens that have flown in have been reported from southern Florida , but they are not native there and do not reproduce. The species prefers to colonize grass and bush landscapes.

Way of life

The moths like to fly in the sunshine and visit different flowers to eat. For example, they suck nectar on two teeth ( bidens ), Stachytarpheta jamaicensis , Chromolaena odorata or Ixora flowers. The caterpillars live on sweet herbs ( Phyla ). Details on the species' way of life have yet to be researched.

Individual evidence

^ Butterflies of Cuba
^ Robert E. Silberglied, Annette Aiello, Gerardo Lamas: Neotropical Butterflies of the Genus Anartia: Systematics, Life Histories and General Biology (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) , Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, 86 (2–3), 1979, pp. 219-260
↑ James A. Scott: The butterflies of North America. Stanford University Press, Stanford, California, 1986, ISBN 0-8047-1205-0 , p. 275
↑ Markku Savela: Tanaecia Butler (1869) - distribution. In: Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved December 30, 2018 .
^ Occurrence in Florida

Web links

Commons : Anartia chrysopelea - collection of images, videos and audio files

butterfliesofamerica - Butterflies of America

[boc-1] Butterflies of Cuba

[Silberglied-2] Robert E. Silberglied, Annette Aiello, Gerardo Lamas: Neotropical Butterflies of the Genus Anartia: Systematics, Life Histories and General Biology (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) , Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, 86 (2–3), 1979, pp. 219-260

[Scott-3] James A. Scott: The butterflies of North America. Stanford University Press, Stanford, California, 1986, ISBN 0-8047-1205-0 , p. 275

[funet-4] Markku Savela: Tanaecia Butler (1869) - distribution. In: Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved December 30, 2018 .

[5] Occurrence in Florida