Taguaiba ypthima

Taguaiba ypthima
Male, figure A (dorsal) and B (ventral)
Female, figure C (dorsal) and D (ventral)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Taguaiba
Species:	T. ypthima
Binomial name
Taguaiba ypthima Hübner, [1821][1]
Synonyms
Taygetis ypthima Hübner, [1821 Taygetis xantippe Butler, [1870] Taygetis ophelia Butler, 1870 Taygetis ypthima f. semibrunnea Weymer, 1910 Taygetis yphtima ab. lineata Kivirikko, 1936

Taguaiba ypthima is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.^[1] It is found in northeastern, southeastern and southern Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina at altitudes ranging from sea level to 2,000 metres (6,600 ft).

Variations in adults

Adults have been recorded year round.^[2]

References

1. Marianne Espeland; Shinichi Nakahara; Thamara Zacca; Eduardo P. Barbosa; Blanca Huertas (2023). "Combining target enrichment and Sanger sequencing data to clarify the systematics of the diverse Neotropical butterfly subtribe Euptychiina (Nymphalidae, Satyrinae)". Systematic Entomology. 48 (4): 498–570. Bibcode:2023SysEn..48..498E. doi:10.1111/syen.12590. ISSN 1365-3113.
2. Siewert, R.R. ; Zacca, T. , Dias, F.M.S. ; Freitas, A.V.L. , Mielke, O.H.H. & Casagrande, M.M., 2013: The “Taygetis ypthima species group” (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Satyrinae): taxonomy, variation and description of a new species. Zookeys, 356: 11-29: Abstract and full article: doi:10.3897/zookeys.356.6481