Taygetis virgilia described in Papilio
Andrew V. Z. Brower
Introduction
This uncommon neotropical understorey species ranges from Mexico to Brazil. Larvae feed on bamboo (DeVries, 1987).Other Names for Taygetis virgilia described in Papilio
- Papilio rebecca
- Taygetis nympha
- Taygetis erubescens
- Taygetis virgilia f. daguana
- Taygetis erubescens ab. pseudorufomarginata
References
DeVries, P.J. (1987) The butterflies of Costa Rica and their natural history. Papilionidae, Pieridae, Nymphalidae, Princeton University Press, Princeton, N. J.
Lamas, G., Ed. (2004) Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Checklist: Part 4A Hesperioidea - Papiionoidea. Gainesville, Scientific Publishers/Association of Tropical Lepidoptera.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Taygetis virgilia |
|---|---|
| Location | COLOMBIA: Meta, Sierra de la Macarena, Caņo Cristales |
| Acknowledgements | used by permission, granted to AVZB 5/18/11 |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Identified By | Kim Garwood |
| Life Cycle Stage | adult |
| View | ventral |
| Source | Taygetis virgilia |
| Source Collection | Flickr |
| Copyright | © 2010 Mike Chapman |
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